54-year-old cheats Juhu Bizman of ₹3.65cr, held

A 54-year-old Himachal Pradesh (HP) resident was arrested on Monday for allegedly cheating a Juhu businessman of ₹3.65 crore, on the pretext of getting him a coastal

A 54-year-old Himachal Pradesh (HP) resident was arrested on Monday for allegedly cheating a Juhu businessman of ₹3.65 crore, on the pretext of getting him a coastal road contract in Kerala. The police are now looking for his five associates.

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According to the police, the complainant Manindarsingh Gurucharansingh Mago, 63, owner of an auto parts manufacturing company and a fabrication business, claimed that he first met the accused, Tarvindarsingh Sabharwal, at a gurdwara at Andheri (West) in June last year; since then the duo met on several occasions.

In February this year, Sabharwal met Mago and claimed that he would provide Mago with a sub-contract for a ₹30-crore road construction project in Kerala , for which he would have to pay ₹70 lakh as deposit. Sabharwal even gave photocopies of the contract to Mago . Since then, Sabharwal demanded money from Mago for the contract and got him to transfer a total of ₹3.65 crore. When the accused sought more money, Mago approached the DN Nagar police station to lodge a cheating case, which was then transferred to the crime branch. Following an inquiry, Sabharwal was arrested.