Two held for cheating over a dozen distributors to the tune of Rs 6 lakh

  • | Sunday | 31st March, 2019

THANE: The crime branch officials have arrested two conmen who cheated over a dozen electrical appliance distributors from Thane and Mumbai to the tune of Rs 5 to Rs 6 lakh. The accused used to order appliances in bulk and would not pay for it.The accused have been identified as Puranchand Jain (50) and Bhumaram Kumhar (45). The accused used to use a new sim card and mobile for each fraud. The officer said while probing a cheating case registered with the Chitalsar police in August last year, the cops zeroed in on the duo. After going through the mobile numbers, the cops zeroed in on the duo.Deoraj said, “The accused used to use a new sim card and mobile for each fraud.

THANE: The crime branch officials have arrested two conmen who cheated over a dozen electrical appliance distributors from Thane and Mumbai to the tune of Rs 5 to Rs 6 lakh. The accused used to order appliances in bulk and would not pay for it.The accused have been identified as Puranchand Jain (50) and Bhumaram Kumhar (45). Both are are historysheeters, said Deepak Deoraj, deputy commissioner of police (crime). The officer said while probing a cheating case registered with the Chitalsar police in August last year, the cops zeroed in on the duo. The accused had duped the distributor by procuring LED bulbs worth Rs 55,000. After going through the mobile numbers, the cops zeroed in on the duo.Deoraj said, “The accused used to use a new sim card and mobile for each fraud. They would also make fake documents and would speak in fluent Gujarati or Marwadi as most of the shopkeepers were from Gujarat or Rajasthan.”According to their modus operandi, the accused used to call the dealer after getting information from a website. They would then place an order and ask the distributor to transport the material to a particular shop. They would then call the distributor to a place in order to make the payment. However, their third accomplice would take the order in an rickshaw and flee, said ACP N T Kadam.The police said that they had detected a dozen such cases that were registered with Andheri , Borivli and Dahisar police stations.The duo used to cheat each distributor to the tune of Rs 50,000 to Rs 70,000.The accused were produced before the local magistrate who has remanded them to cop custody till April 2.The duo are not that educated but had a good working of the business—buying and selling electrical items-- with which they sourced the details of the distributors from the Just Dial. The accused used to use a new sim card and mobile for each fraud. They would also make fake documents and would speak in fluent Gujarati or Marwadi as most of the distributors were from Gujarat or Rajasthan

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