Mumbai businessman booked over Chhota Shakeel threat to Georgian national

The accused allegedly duped the complainant of ₹68 lakh after taking a Swiss luxury watch from him

The Bandra police have booked the chief executive officer of a prominent watch showroom in Fort for allegedly cheating a Georgian national of Rs68 lakh, and then threatening him of “dire consequences” with the help of gangster Chhota Shakeel.

The complainant said after asking the accused to pay for the watch he gave him, he had been threatened that the ‘D-Company’ would take care of him and “no one would get to know about it.” (HT FILE)

Levan Givi Ramishvili, 49, the complainant, runs a spa and salon in Bandra (West). The accused has been identified as Ali Kochra, who is in his early twenties.

According to Bandra police officials, Kochra duped the complainant of Rs68 lakh after taking a Richard Mille watch (a Swiss luxury brand) from him. “The complainant has not received his money for the watch for the past two years. When Ramishvili asked for the money, Kochra threatened him saying that he would be taken care of by the D company gang, and that no one would get to know about it,” said an officer from Bandra police station, requesting anonymity.

The complainant also told the police that his mother who stays in Georgia received a threatening call on her landline phone. “His mother received a call in which she was told that if the police complaint is not taken back, the family would have to face dire consequences. The caller told the senior citizen to inform her son in India,” added the officer.

Bandra police sources added that Kochra had moved for anticipatory bail after receiving a notice from the police, hearing of which is slated for Tuesday.