A special police team has arrested a 47-year-old woman, who had been on the run for nearly 10 years without appearing before a court in two cases of fraud registered by the Central Crime Branch (CCB).
The police said that in 2008, Samiullah Khan, 40, of Triplicane lodged a complaint alleging that Latha and some employees of Jiffy Exports, a company operating in Nungambakkam, had approached him with an offer of a monthly return of 4% if he invested in their firm. He alleged that they collected ₹35 lakh from him and cheated him.
Based on his complaint, the CCB registered a case in 2009 and subsequently filed a charge sheet. The case was pending trial when Latha stopped appearing before the court and went on the run. A court issued a warrant in 2016 for her arrest and production before the court.
Similarly, Latha was accused of cheating Iqbal Raja of Anna Salai of ₹43.5 lakh. A separate case was registered by the CCB in 2009. As she failed to appear before the court and remained on the run, a warrant was issued against her in 2016 in this case as well.
The police traced and arrested Latha of Chitlapakkam on Monday.
