The Zimbabwe Republic Police says more victims of the botched inputs deal which sucked in a local private company, Lasch Investments, and some senior Zanu PF officials continue to file police reports.
Police chief spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said out of the 115 complainants who have been interviewed by the police, none of them received fertilisers or seed from Lasch Investments.
Senior Assistant Commissioner Charamba revealed that farmers lost their hard earned cash of up to US$5 000 for some farmers as those who wanted more inputs were paying more.
In Mashonaland Central province, some farmers are reported to have deposited various amounts in an account belonging to Lasch Investments at a bank in Bindura and these farmers have proof of such payments.
The police have appealed to all farmers who have been duped to enter into such a deal to report to the nearest police station.
Meanwhile, the Lasch inputs saga continues with political undertones being down-played by directors of the company which prejudiced thousands of farmers across the country.
It has emerged that among the beneficiaries of the controversial inputs scheme were Zanu PF party district chairpersons.
With the recently held congress having courted controversy after the expulsion of a faction which had been heavily involved in vote buying, availing inputs to chairpersons who make up the Zanu PF electoral college could smack of ulterior motives.
Lasch director Tapiwa Zengeya denies this, saying the venture was 60 percent owned by his company with the Zanu PF youth league owning the other 40 percent.
The party youths were brought in to mobilise membership for the scheme.
The duped farmers are now spending hours in the rain and brave wet nights at Zanu PF headquarters hoping they will finally get their inputs.
Several victims have showed journalists receipts validating they have been duped of almost thousands of dollars.
One woman robbed of $2000.00 spoke to the State Media narrating her ordeal almost in tears. She said the amount was to ensure a 20-hectare crop in case she failed to pay back a US$10 000 loan she had been promised but never got.