Last Updated on 15/08/2024 by Arun jain
Burdened with debt, Saharanpur jeweler Saurabh Babbar committed suicide by jumping into the river with his wife Mona. Saurabh’s last rites have been performed, while his wife’s body has not been found even after three days. Everyone is shocked by the couple’s death. Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Saurabh had started a scheme (committee) named – Har Ghar Sona. People know it as Kitty Committee. Saurabh had formed 6-7 committee groups and 200 members were added in each group. Every member had to pay ₹2000 per month, but only 20 people got the lucky draw amount. The date of lucky draw of each group was different, the date of lucky draw of some groups was 10th of the month and for some it was 25th. For this, a card was given to every committee member. The amount given every month was entered in it, information about the lucky draw was also written.
On the date of lucky draw of the group, all the members were called to a hotel located at Ghantaghar in Saharanpur and the lucky draw was held there. The lucky draw was for 20 months, the winners of the lucky draw in the first 10 months were given gold or silver jewellery worth Rs 25000 and the lucky draw winners from the 11th month to the 20th month were given gold or silver jewellery worth Rs 40000. And all the other members received gold/silver jewellery worth their total deposited amount. No committee member received money, only gold or silver jewellery was given.
Saurabh disappeared on the day of the lucky draw, then the news of his death came
It is being told that the lucky draw of the committee was to be opened on 10 August 2024. For this, all the members gathered and reached the hotel location given by Saurabh Babbar and started waiting for him. A lot of time has passed but Saurabh did not arrive. On this, the members called Saurabh several times but did not get any answer. The members who reached for the lucky draw were only talking that till date it has never happened that Saurabh Babbar has not come on time, what happened today. Finally everyone went home from there. The next day (August 11) it was learned that Saurabh along with his wife Mona committed suicide by jumping into the Ganga in Haridwar. All the committee members were stunned to know this.
Currently, committee members are gathering outside Saurabh Babbar’s shop every day. One goes and the other comes. Everyone is hoping that maybe someone will return their gold/money or give them some assurance. But Saurabh’s shop and house are locked. The committee member has only one card in his hand on which is written Shri Sai Jewelers, Har Ghar Sona Scheme. The gold committee (kitty committee) of many members has been completed and they just had to take the gold. Saurabh had called all of them last Monday. But when they reached Saurabh’s shop, they were disappointed to see the lock there.
In the Gold Committee’s kitty group run by Saurabh Babbar, every member was given a card. The amount given every month was entered in it, which also mentioned the lucky draw of every month. Along with this, there were some terms and conditions as well, Which are as follows-
* This scheme will run for 20 months at Rs 2000 per month, the draw will open on 25th of every month at 5:00 pm.
* Installment must be paid before the draw, otherwise member’s token will not be included.
* The person who wins the lucky draw will receive jewellery (gold, silver, diamond, ornaments) as per the scheme and will not have to pay any further installments.
* If a member leaves the committee midway, (3) instalments will be deducted and the jewellery will be given to him/her in the last month.
* 10th winner will be given a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and 20th winner will be given a cash prize of Rs 70,000.
* After every month’s draw, 5 present gifts will also be given away through tokens.
* The person who does not win the lucky draw will also get jewellery worth Rs 40,000 in the 20th month.
* All respected members will be given a weighing slip and a proper bill, so that you can stay connected with us in future as well.
* It will be mandatory to get a proper bill as we cannot give any jewellery without a proper bill.
* Under no circumstances will your money be refunded, only the jewellery will be given, no coins will be given.
What did all the committee members say?
On this issue, a gold committee member named Shaista says that the lucky draw was to be held on the 10th, we went there, we waited for him (Saurabh) but he did not come. Our committee’s lucky draw was held every month on the 10th, in which we got gold worth 40000. I had a committee of 40 thousand and was supposed to get gold worth 40 thousand. They used to give ₹2000 per month. We have 23 cards, that means we had deposited money so many times. We were supposed to get gold in the lucky draw but he did not come, later the news of suicide came to light.
Another committee member Harpreet Singh Bhatia said that Saurabh was a very good person. That is why no one believed it when they came to know that he had committed suicide. Now see what will happen to the poor people, laborers whose hard earned money was invested. Only the administration can do something in this. Around 5 to 6 crores of people are stuck. Money is lost and gold/jewellery is also not found.
According to Gold Committee member Abda, our money is also deposited. We had to take the gold on Monday. Golu Bhaiya (Saurabh’s servant) knows everything. We gave the money in front of him. Saurabh called and said to come to the shop on 11th August and take the gold (7 to 8 tolas). But then the call was not picked up. The next day the news of death came. However, we were not shown the face of the body. We do not understand what to do.
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