Mumbai’s Torres jewellery scam has Ukrainian ties: What we know about Ponzi scheme and crores of investment
Live MintInvestigators probing an investment scam linked to a Torres jewellery store in Dadar, Maharashtra, found that Ukraine nationals were among the key accused in the case. Officials told news agency PTI that more and more investors are coming forward to lodge a complaint According to NDTV, six stores of the Torres jewellery chain closed last week after crores of investments were made in a scheme promising big returns. Ukrainian link Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing, which is investigating the Torres jewellery scam, zeroed in on the role of Ukrainian nationals Artem and Olena Stoin. An official said on Friday that the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police seized ₹5 crore in cash, deposited by investors, from a Torres jewellery store in Dadar and a flat in the city.