CHANDIGARH: Tightening noose around the companies involved in online frauds, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday directed the Centre as well as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act tough against the companies involved in online fraud, including seizing their bank accounts. The HC directed the Centre to proceed with any action in order to stop the fraudulent practices, which are being perpetrated by various companies based in India and abroad. It added; " Authorities may take steps, including the seizing of bank accounts, which have been opened by those companies in various banks in order to siphoning of funds of gullible public." While issuing the directions, division bench of the HC, comprising acting Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice R N Raina also issued notice to the Centre as well as the UT administration and state governments of Punjab and Haryana for November 8 to file response on the issue. The case would come up for further hearing on November 8. The matter had reached before the HC through public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a Zirakpur resident Nardeep Saini and 29 other petitioners from Punjab, Haryana and UT. The petitioners had alleged that three companies had fleeced a large number of innocent persons to the tune of Rs 1,500cr. It was also contended that a large number of Indians were lured in the online investment scheme with assured results of doubling the amount within 10 months.
TOI
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