Nashik Couple Cheats Acquaintances Of ₹2.25 Crore Using Fake IT Raid Story

A couple in Nashik city has been found to have cheated crores of rupees from acquaintances by giving the false reason that the Income Tax Department (IT) raided their house and seized Rs 6 crore in cash and froze transactions worth Rs 700 crore. After a case was registered in this matter at Sarkarwada police station, the city's economic crime branch arrested the suspect, Rishiraj Tekade, and is searching for his wife, Raveena Tekade.

Dnyaneshwar Sampatrao Tidke (Res. Dindori) has filed a complaint in this case. According to the information received, the suspect, Rishiraj Tekade, told Tidke that the Income Tax Department had raided his house and seized Rs 6 crore. Tekade also claimed that his account worth Rs 700 crore in Kotak Mahindra Bank had been frozen. Stating that this situation had made it difficult for the family to meet their daily expenses, he demanded Rs 50 lakh from Tidke.

Since he was an acquaintance, Tidke gave Tekade a total of Rs 65.39 lakh, out of which Tekade returned only Rs 1.30 lakh. When Tidke did not receive the remaining Rs 64 lakh even after several days, Tekade was evasive when asked repeatedly. Realising that he had been cheated, Tidke rushed to the Sarkarwada police station and filed a complaint.

After a thorough investigation, it came to light that Tekade had cheated three persons of a total of Rs 2.25 crore. After registering a case, the city's economic crimes branch took Rishiraj Tekade into custody and arrested him. Meanwhile, his wife, Raveena Tekade, is absconding, and the police are searching for her.