India News | 2 Booked for Duping Man of Rs 70 Lakh in Scooters Purchase Deal
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police have registered a case against a man and his son, both directors of an automobile company, for allegedly cheating a man from Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra of Rs 70.19 lakh in a scooters purchase deal, an official said on Sunday.
Thane, Oct 13 (PTI) Police have registered a case against a man and his son, both directors of an automobile company, for allegedly cheating a man from Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra of Rs 70.19 lakh in a scooters purchase deal, an official said on Sunday.
Between November 29, 2023 and October 11 this year, the 45-year-old victim, hailing from Vashi in Navi Mumbai who was into the two-wheelers distribution business, transferred an advance payment of Rs 1.20 crore to the company's bank account for the purchase of 168 scooters as per a proforma invoice.
Also Read | Baba Siddique Murder Case: Shooters Claim Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Link in Killing of NCP Leader, Say Sources.
However, the accused, hailing from Pune, only delivered 56 scooters valued at Rs 49.8 lakh, failing to supply the remaining consignment and also did not return the outstanding amount of Rs 70.19 lakh, the official from APMC police station said.
When the victim demanded supply of the remaining two-wheelers, the accused failed to respond.
Having realised that he had been cheated, the victim filed a complaint, based on which a case was registered on Friday against the two accused, aged 62 and 40, under relevant legal provisions for cheating and criminal breach of trust), the official said.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)