Mangaluru: The CEN crime police investigating the high-profile case involving entrepreneur Roshan Saldanha are expected to secure his police custody on Wednesday. City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH confirmed that the investigating officer applied for police custody, which will be granted on July 23.In a significant development, one of the cases against Saldanha, where the alleged fraud amount exceeds Rs 10 crore has been handed over to the CID. Commissioner Reddy said that while several cases were registered earlier, one involved an alleged scam of more than Rs 10 crore and was accordingly recommended for CID investigation, with formal orders issued on Monday. He added that the victims are from Bihar, and that the CID may take up other related cases if deemed necessary, although the amounts involved in those are below Rs 10 crore.Meanwhile, another individual has come forward with a fresh complaint against Saldanha. So far, in the past seven-eight years, about 15 cases were registered against him, and they are at various stages of investigation. Preliminary findings revealed more bank accounts and transactions involving upto Rs 50 crore, which are currently under scrutiny.Saldanha, 43, a resident of Bollagudda in Bajal, Mangaluru, was arrested on Thursday on charges of multiple multi-crore fraud cases. The allegations against him include offering fake loan deals worth hundreds of crores, charging 1–2% of the amount as stamp duty and commission, and cheating victims. During a raid at his residence, police seized incriminating documents, cheques, a diamond ring valued at Rs 2.75 crore, and luxury items including jewellery and liquor worth over Rs 6.7 lakh. All items were seized following due legal procedures.
