Court asks cops to probe case against Reliance

A local court asked police to conduct an investigation into a case of alleged cheating and breach of trust against Reliance.

A local court on Tuesday asked police to conduct an investigation into a case of alleged cheating and breach of trust filed by an ex-serviceman against Reliance Petroleum and employees of Reliance Industries on Tuesday.

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Judge AY Sheikh directed the police to investigate the case filed by an ex-Captain David Alice after the company allegedly refused to allot a petrol pump to him near Dholka town of Ahmedabad district and also refused to return his deposit money of Rs 5 lakh.

The ex-serviceman had applied for the petrol pump a few years back and had also signed a letter of intent with Reliance for this purpose.

The case has been filed against Reliance Petroleum and 12 employees of both RIL and RPL.