Dubai firm accused of duping Hero Exports of Rs 1.8-crore

  • | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

Hero Exports has also filed a case against the accused in Singapore, and is already pursuing a case in Dubai. LUDHIANA: A Dubai-based firm allegedly duped Hero Exports of Ludhiana of $247,008. In the complaint filed on the basis of a statement by Vijay Munjal, director of Hero Exports, it was alleged that a Dubai-based firm imported 140 metric tonnes of rice from Hero Exports in 2017, and did not make any payment. Local police registered a case on Monday after a year-long inquiry into a complaint. After investigation, police registered a case against the accused.

LUDHIANA: A Dubai-based firm allegedly duped Hero Exports of Ludhiana of $247,008. Local police registered a case on Monday after a year-long inquiry into a complaint. In the complaint filed on the basis of a statement by Vijay Munjal, director of Hero Exports, it was alleged that a Dubai-based firm imported 140 metric tonnes of rice from Hero Exports in 2017, and did not make any payment. The police have booked Kalim Pasha of Bengaluru, Aashiq Ali Nathani (owner of Whiterays Foodstuff Dubai), and Nagul Min Bang of Singapore.Munjal stated that Whiterays Foodstuff Dubai placed an order of 140 metric tonnes of rice, which cost $247,008 (Rs1.8 crore). The accused also sent a surety letter of Axios Credit Bank Limited, Singapore. However, later they came to know that no bank with such a name existed. A complaint was filed with Ludhiana commissioner of police in August 2017, following which an inquiry was marked to the assistant commissioner of police (ACP-South). After investigation, police registered a case against the accused. Hero Exports has also filed a case against the accused in Singapore, and is already pursuing a case in Dubai. A complaint was lodged in August 2017, and after a year-long inquiry, police registered a case on Monday evening.Investigating officer ASI Shaukin Singh at Division 6 police station said a case under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record).

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