A Mumbai-based businessman was duped of Rs 23 crore on the pretext of providing the bank's no objection certificates (NOCs) to him after clearing dues. Police have registered an FIR against three people for allegedly duping the businessman, an official said on Tuesday.
The complainant, Manohar Govind Sakpal (58), is into transport business and owned 117 buses, had hired three individuals who duped him, said the Dahisar police station official.
The victim hired Vaibhav Ravindra Kumar Sharma, Jitendra Gullu Thadani and Sunil Gullu Thadani -- and asked them to sell his buses taken on loans from banks.
The businessman assigned them the task of selling his buses, clearing bank dues and getting NOCs from the lenders after doing a one-time settlement, the official said.
The trio signed an agreement with Sakpal for selling his buses and complete a one-time settlement with banks. They took Rs 23 crore from the transporter to do the job, but did not complete it, he said.
When Sakpal asked the trio about the task, they failed to give satisfactory answers and also did not return the money taken from him.
Later, the businessman approached the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and filed a complaint, based on which an FIR was registered on Monday at the Dahisar police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including cheating, against the trio, he said.
The EOW has launched a probe and making efforts to nab the accused, the official added.
(With PTI inputs)
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