{
  "id": 3173763,
  "title": "SAGA Group Scam Spreads Across MP, ₹492 Crore Of Investors’ Money Trapped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/saga-group-scam-spreads-across-mp-492-crore-of-investors-money-trapped",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/saga-group-scam-spreads-across-mp-492-crore-of-investors-money-trapped"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Over 2.1 lakh investors from the state invested substantial sums in Ponzi schemes operated by the SAGA Group, with more than Rs 492 crore currently held by the investment company, according to officials. Recently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized assets exceeding Rs 30 crore in connection with the alleged Rs 10,000-crore SAGA Group Ponzi scam. Searches were conducted in Mumbai and Bhopal on August 13-16, resulting in the freezing of assets and the seizure of vehicles, money, and precious metals. Special Director General of Police Pankaj Srivastava revealed that the group defrauded 3.15 crore investors across 17 states, promising double their investment within a short period. Kingpin Sameer Agarwal remains at large, while multiple agencies, including CBI and ED, continue to investigate. The group allegedly registered societies at the national level without proper state registration and violated society operational guidelines. In MP, 16 operators, including Agarwal, face legal action.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): As many as 2.10 lakh investors from Madhya Pradesh had made huge investments in the Ponzi schemes run by SAGA Group and more than Rs 492 crore of the investors is with the investment company, said officials here on Monday. Recently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized assets worth over Rs 30 crore in the alleged Rs 10,000-crore SAGA Group Ponzi scam. The ED…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}