Pune, November 18: An electronic dealer in Pune was duped of over Rs 2 crore by four people. The police have booked all the accused for cheating the dealer. Three of the four were identified as Sunil Srichand Hariyani, Pralhad Lakshman Hariyani and Anil Srichand Hariyani. The fourth accused was Sunil Hariyani’s wife. All of them are residents of Pune’s Meera society in Shankarsheth road. The dealer Suresh Jethwani owns Indian cables and electricals private limited, registered in Budhwar Peth area of Pune. Mumbai Man Defrauded of Rs 20 Lakh With 'Demonetisation Again' Ploy

According to a report published in Hindustan Times, in the past five-six months, Jethwani had given goods worth Rs 2,46,87,697 on credit to two firms owned by the accused people. One of the companies owned by the accused named Lord electricals had credit worth Rs 1,53,04,392, another company named JP electro enterprises had a credit of Rs 93,86,305. According to the report, both the companies collectively owned Jethwani over Rs 2.46 crore. When the complainant deposited the post-dated cheque given by the accused, it bounced. All the accused shut down their firms. However, the police have not arrested them as cops are still investigating the case.

In another incident of fraud, Punjab police booked five people for allegedly cheating three Delhi residents of Rs 40 lakh by promising them to help in taking a loan of several crore rupees from a bank. They took the amount from the victims and then neither provided a loan, nor returned their money. The victims lodged a complaint in Mohali police station. The accused have been identified as Prab Gill, Atul Jindal alias Vishal, Swarndeep Singh Sidhu, Anil Kumar and Anmol Kumar Gupta.

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