PCL GM’s missing son turns up at EOW office, gives statement

Lucknow: After going untraceable from his Agra residence since eight days and evading sleuths, Abhinav Gupta, son of suspended UPPCL GM, P K Gupta, who was also the trust secretary arrived at the office of Uttar Pradesh Police’s economic offences wing on Tuesday evening to record his statement in UPPCL employees provident fund scam case.
Abhinav, a realtor in Ghaziabad, was served a notice on November 4 for appearing and recording his statement, but he went missing from his residence in Agra.Later, a five-member team was constituted to trace Abhinav.
On Tuesday, Abhinav arrived at EOW office to give his statement.
A senior EOW officer privy to the probe disclosed that Abhinav prima facie has been accused of mediating with brokerage firms which secured the PF investment deal with DHFL.
“Most of the brokerage firms mentioned in the documents recovered from the office in Shakti Bhawan have been found to be non-existent on ground. Abhinav’s role is suspected in these dealings, hence he was served a notice,” the officer said.
Sources privy to probe said Abhinav was detained and was being interrogated till the filling of the report.