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Sangvi businessman duped by car agent

Hindustan Times, Pune | By
Nov 30, 2018 04:12 PM IST

Between November 2017-2018, Vijaykumar Gopikumar Ramchandani was duped of over ₹1,15,83,000

A businessman from Sangvi was duped of over 1 crore by a middleman who was mediating a deal for high-end cars. The businessman was identified as Vijaykumar Gopikumar Ramchandani, 48, a resident of Pimple Saudagar.  The accused man was identified as Dilip alias Vicky Jagdish Sharma, 37, also a resident of Pimple Saudagar.  

Sharma pitched high end cars to Ramchandani.(HT/PHOTO)
Sharma pitched high end cars to Ramchandani.(HT/PHOTO)

Sharma works as a vehicle sale agent and had showed Ramchandani a Porsche car worth 62 lakh of which Ramchandani paid 34 lakh through netbanking. The deal was made and Sharma registered the in Jharkhand to Ramchandani's house. He also provided a no objection certificate from Jharkhand for the vehicle to be registered in Pune. However, that process was not completed.  

Sharma then pitched a deal for a Lamborghini worth 65 lakh to Ramchandani. Of the total Ramchandani transferred 62 lakh to the accused. A few days later, he also transferred additional Rs19 lakh to him.Between November 2017-2018, over 1,15,83,000 was transferred.  

Sharma told Ramchandani that he will send the cars with complete paperwork to him within a week. However, after a week, Sharma started behaving in a strange manner. That is when Ramchandani approached the Sangvi police station and registered an FIR against Sharma .

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