Imphal, October 24 2010: A person who cheated widows with false promise of providing insurance benefits has vanished.

Porompat police of Imphal east district has registered a case against him, an official source said today.

The alleged cheat is identified as Md Wahidur Rehman (45) son of Md Hamid of Thoubal Moijing and he was running an office at Hatta Golapati, Imphal.

He was disappeared himself after collecting money at the rate of Rs 3000 from hundreds of widows and orphans with an additional amount of Rs 1000 from each saying that the extra amount was to meet his expenses.

He had allegedly collected the amounts from widows and orphans from Chandel district by assuring that he would make them enroll them in an insurance company for land compensation.

He also reportedly assured them that by depositing Rs 3000 each they will get Rs one lakh from the insurance company.

He also reportedly convinced the widows and orphans that the extra money he had collected was to meet his expenses in appearing in a court in Silchar,Assam.

The matter came to light when he vanished from Deulahland yesterday after he arranged for traveled plnas for around 60 widows and children to apply for the insurance in Silchar.

He left the place saying that the vehicle he had engaged for the journey was on the way due to a mechanical snag.

Rahman also introduced a person said to be his brother in-law as a guide for the people saying that he would not be part of the journey.

His brother in-law is identified as Amir Rajak.

They stayed last night at Oriental Hotel, Hatta Galapati as Rahman failed to come back.

Today as they got ready for the journey Rahman failed to turn up.

Fifty-two year old Ng Hringtha of Japhou Bazar, who will be part of the journey, said that Rahman has been repeatedly postponing the journey from October 11 last.

Following a complaint lodged by the people to the Porompat Police Station, police has arrested Amir Rajak today along with another person identified as Raham Husain, a man of the bus, hired for the journey.

As disclosed by Amir Rajak, his brother in-law, Rehman, collected the amount for applying to the New India Oriental National Insurance Company.

Rehman also promised for a return of Rs one lakh after depositing the insurance amount.

He also convinced his clients that he will take 50 percent of the money to be returned.

He has been collecting money for the last four year but none of his clients have so far received no money refunds.

Rahman also paid Rs 1000 each to those persons who helped mobilize people to applying for the insurance scam.

Police are after Rehman who is still at large and have recorded statements of the victims of the cheat.

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