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Lady Natwarlal fraud crosses 4.5 crore as Ratlam police take Sapna Thakur on 3-day remand
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News18•05-10-2026, 20:47
Lady Natwarlal fraud crosses 4.5 crore as Ratlam police take Sapna Thakur on 3-day remand
- •Sapna Thakur, posing as a fake Narcotics TI, has been arrested by Ratlam Manak Chowk police and placed on a 3-day police remand.
- •The total fraud amount has now exceeded 4.5 crore rupees with more than 5 victims coming forward with complaints.
- •The scam was uncovered after property dealer Rupesh Chaprot filed a complaint regarding a fraud of over 4.5 crore rupees.
- •The accused conned people by promising loans, petrol pump sanctions, licenses, and the recovery of stuck funds.
- •Victims have emerged from multiple cities including Ratlam, Mandsaur, Dhar, and Mumbai, prompting an intensive police interrogation.
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Sapna Thakur, known as 'Lady Natwarlal', was arrested by the Manak Chowk police in Ratlam for defrauding people of over Rs 4.5 crore while posing as a fake Narcotics TI and is currently on a 3-day police remand.
The fraud investigation started when a property dealer from Ratlam named Rupesh Chaprot filed a police complaint after the accused woman lured him with promises to refund over Rs 11 lakh of his stuck money.
The fraud network spread across several cities, with more than half a dozen victims from Ratlam, Mandsaur, Dhar, and Mumbai approaching the Ratlam police after the case was exposed.
