nagpur even though the economic offences wing eow claimed to have arrived at a figure of rs247 crore while investigating the shreesurya case sleuths have decided to go by the amount reported in the investors first information reports firs the information that an amount of rs247 crore collected as investments from 5092 persons was a lump sum figure mentioned in the firms books of accounts as far as the number of investors was concerned it was counted on the basis of counterfoils of membership cards issued on parking funds in shreesurya schemes said a source earlier there was an impression that the cops also had a list of investors the investigators will have to rely on individual complaints from the investors to assess the amount to the tune of which they have been duped police have begun registering firs and 50 odd investors have turned up so far the amounts reported by them has not been compiled yet said a source involved in the process our priority is to get as much information as possible even other authorities are being approached to help the eow in its work for example the office of inspector general registrations at pune has been requested to provide this agency with information of any property purchased by shreesuryas chairman sameer joshi if any real estate transactions have taken place the documents may have been registered too a reply is being awaited said the source the sleuths feel that there is no point in arresting joshi without much homework as they may not be able to corner him then getting the details may be a long process and the eow may also require the help of experts as it is too complex a matter for a regular policeman to comprehend said a cop meanwhile some investors had lined up at the eows office to register their complaints most of them were retired employees from mseb we dont have pension benefits so many of us were tempted to invest in shreesuryas schemes due to quarterly returns of 125 offered moreover the going was good for the last seven years said a retired mseb employee another one was a young businessman who had parked around rs3 lakh so far the highest amount registered by an individual investor is rs4 crore say eow sources even as the investors may now be eager to get back their money the biggest question remains as to where have the funds to the tune of rs247 crore been stashed the balance sheets of the 15 companies in which joshi claimed to have parked the money hardly show a couple of crores the normal procedure is to take over the assets of such a company and appoint an official liquidator to dispose them and pay back the investors which again is a longdrawn process said a senior police officer