Congress: RTI revealed Rs 19,317 Cr- frauds in Mumbai in last 3 years

New Delhi, March 07: The Congress on Tuesday said an RTI has revealed that frauds of Rs 19,317 crore have been reported in the country's finance capital Mumbai alone in the last three years and demanded a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The party said the governments of Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appear to have given a one-way-ticket to cheat and scoot.

"Shocking information available through RTI on February 9, 2018, reflects that under the BJP government's watch, frauds and scams of Rs 19,317 crore have been reported in India's economic capital -- Economic Offences Wing, Mumbai -- alone in last three years," said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.

Citing the RTI reply, Surjewala said that in 2015 it was Rs 5,560.66 crore, in 2016 it was Rs 4,273.87 crore and in 2017 it was Rs 9,838.66 crore.