Man accuses MLA Sangeet Som of duping him of Rs 53 lakh

A man here has alleged that BJP MLA Sangeet Som has duped him of Rs 53 lakh, a charge the lawmaker has denied, saying "it was being done under a conspiracy by some local SP leaders".

Rahul Singh, a resident of Rajpur Momin, in a complaint to the additional director general of police (Meerut Zone) alleged that he had given the money to Som for a partnership in a brick-kiln.

However, official documentation for the transaction and partnership was not completed by Som and thus, he "duped me of Rs 53 lakh", Singh alleged yesterday.

The complainant claimed that he had arranged the money by selling his buffaloes and taking a bank loan by mortgaging his farm land.

If action is not taken in a day or two, Singh said his family would petition Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He has also threatened that they would commit suicide, if they do not get "justice" there also.

Som, however, said, "This is a conspiracy by local Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders. Whenever there are talks of me becoming a minister, such misinformation is peddled against me by rival leaders."
The Sardhana legislator said, "I have nothing to do in this case."