Mumbai: A 35-year-old mobile accessories businessman from Khar has allegedly been duped of ₹10 lakh by fraudsters who lured him with the promise of gold at below-market rates. The suspects have been identified as Ravi and Suresh, and the BKC Police have launched a search for their whereabouts.
According to the FIR filed by the BKC Police, the complainant, Mohammad Mustafa Khan, 35, a resident of Golibar Road in Khar, was introduced to the fraudulent deal through his friend, Rohit Singh, a bank employee, who claimed that a Dubai-based trader was offering gold at prices lower than the market rate. The information was shared via a WhatsApp group.
On May 22, Khan obtained the contact number of the seller and made a call. The man on the call introduced himself as Suresh Poonamia, and claimed to operate from Dubai. He told Khan that he buys gold based on customer demand in Dubai and sends it to India, where he sells it at prices lower than the market rate.
Convinced, Khan decided to proceed with the purchase. Poonamia gave him the contact number of another person named Ravi, asking him to coordinate further. When Khan contacted Ravi, he was asked to meet at Nityanand Hotel in Santacruz East, where a man named Rohan Sharma showed him five gold biscuits.
Satisfied with the initial verification, Khan was asked by Suresh and Ravi to bring ₹10 lakh in cash for the final purchase at a location in BKC. However, during the meeting, the accused staged a fake police raid and fled the scene with the entire amount.
Khan has filed a complaint at the BKC Police Station, and a case has been registered against the suspects under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) on June 3.
