Mira-Bhayandar: The Kashigaon police are on the lookout of a fraudster who duped a Mira Road-based businessman to the tune of around Rs 2.25 crore by promising huge profits in return of investments in his relatives’ company which according to him procured tenders floated by various departments in the Government of Nepal.
In his complaint to the police, the businessman-Romit Solanki (38) stated that he came into contact with the accused identified as-Sanwarmal Agarwal who lured him into investing money in the company which bagged tenders floated by various government agencies in Nepal including the department of passports which come under the ministry of foreign affairs.
Agarwal claimed that his Nepal-based sister and brother-in-law owned the company which participated in the tender procurement process. The accused also added Solanki in a WhatsApp group in which forged work orders were allegedly posted to win his confidence.
Solanki fell for the trap and invested around Rs 2.25 crore between September-2022 and March-2025. However, when nothing materialised Solanki realised that he had been cheated following which he registered a complaint at the Kashigaon police station.
An offence under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita for cheating and forgery has been registered against Agarwal and his kin. However, none of them have been arrested so far as the police are investigating whether Agarwal had actually sent the money to his kin or had himself pocketed the ill-gotten wealth.
