Punjabi film producer arrested with his two brothers for cheating and fraud

In 2014, Gaurav Sethi, who produced two Punjabi films (one in 2008 and one in 2011) had fled while he was being escorted to Tihar Jail.

Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested three wanted criminals - Gaurav Sethi, Vikram Sethi and Manish Sethi, each carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on their heads.
Gaurav Sethi, who produced two Punjabi films in 2008 and 2011 respectively, was declared a proclaimed offender in two cases. In 2014, he was arrested by Lodhi Colony police station in a cheating and fraud case but he fled from police custody while being taken to Tihar Jail.

Gaurav worked with Standard Chartered Bank in Verification Department in 2001. In 2003, he opened an office in Rohini in the name of 'GS Builders'. He would assist his clients in getting loans from various banks such as Dena Bank, PNB, Bank Of Maharashtra etc. He was involved in preparing forged documents and taking loan on bogus properties. He bought several properties during this time.

However, many cases were registered against him in various police stations and he went underground.

In 2008, Gaurav produced a Punjabi film 'Watno-Dur', starring famous Punjabi actors. The film, which was shot in Mauritius, was released all over India. Gurusewak Mann, Deep Dhillon, Upasana Singh, Raza Murad starred in the film, and Hansraj Hans was the playback singer. In 2011, he produced another Punjabi film 'Baba Bulleshah', in which Ustad Tafu Khan of Lahore (Pakistan) was the music composer-director. However, it could not be released due to some problems with the distributor.

ESCAPE ON WAY TO TIHAR JAIL

In 2014, Lodhi Colony police station arrested accused Gaurav in a case related to fraud and cheating. On July 31, 2014, he was produced in court and remanded to judicial custody. Constable Hawa Singh was escorting him to Tihar Jail. When he stopped to get food for Gaurav, his brothers Vikram and Manish reached there and requested Singh to allow them to get Gaurav's signature on the Vakalatnama. Taking this opportunity, Gaurav pushed Singh and the three brothers fled in two Verna and Audi cars.

After that, the accused kept changing their locations and identities very frequently. The police recently got a tip-off that the trio were living in Mumbai under fake identities. They have been arrested from Mumbai.
According to police sources, Gaurav has gifted two luxury cars to his girlfriend.
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