Dahisar police have booked a man who allegedly duped a mobile shop owner by purchasing a bulk of expensive branded mobile phones worth Rs 8 lakh under the pretext of selling them at the retail market and issuing post-dated cheques which bounced when deposited in the bank. The accused identified as Nilesh Kumar also showed the victim fake payment receipts from the bank to convince him that he had credited the cash in the account. When cross-checked, the claims proved to be null and void. The victim identified as Himanshu Pandya lodged the complaint on Sunday and so far no arrest has been made. According to the police, Pandya owns 'The National Mobile' shop in Dahisar east. In February this year, Kumar got in touch with him and bought an expensive handset on loan. In May, he purchased another model worth Rs 65,000 whose cheque got cleared without any delay. Later, he purchased two mobiles worth Rs 1.26 lakh and Rs 89,000 respectively and made the payments in cheques. While the former got cleared, the latter bounced. When informed, Kumar made the payment online immediately. A police officer who is investigating the matter said, "After gaining Pandya's trust, Kumar purchased 25 mobile sets from Pandya worth Rs 8 lakh. He paid Rs 2.23 lakh in cash and bank transfers respectively, while payment for the rest was yet to be made. When he followed up, Kumar showed receipts of successful bank transactions to Pandya." On not receiving the money Pandya called up the customer care executives of the bank who informed him that the transaction ids were fake. The police have registered the case under section 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and section 66c and 66d of the Information Technology Act.

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