Surat: Police on Sunday arrested a man for cheating diamond merchant Precious stones worth Rs 32 lakh kept in a parcel were exchanged in Gujarat’s Surat city. gutka packetssaid an official.
Businessman Rushabh Vora In his police complaint, accused Raheel Manjani acted as a diamond broker and took him into confidence to receive polished, round and natural quality diamonds worth Rs 32,04,442 from his office on the pretext of selling them to another trader.
In the complaint lodged at Mahidharpara police station, the trader said the broker collected the diamonds in three sealed parcels between February 13 and February 21, 2023, and paid Rs 2 lakh to Vora as token money.
Vora said the accused then told him that he would pay the balance in three-four days.
When the payment was not made, Vora asked for his parcels and it was decided to open all the three sealed parcels in front of the broker.
However, Vora was surprised to find packets of gutkha, chewing tobacco in the parcel instead of diamonds.
Vora alleged that the broker took him into confidence and conspired with another diamond merchant to cheat him by giving him gutka in lieu of diamonds.
The accused has been named under Indian Penal Code Sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust). Police said the crime is being probed and to find out if other traders were involved.
Businessman Rushabh Vora In his police complaint, accused Raheel Manjani acted as a diamond broker and took him into confidence to receive polished, round and natural quality diamonds worth Rs 32,04,442 from his office on the pretext of selling them to another trader.
In the complaint lodged at Mahidharpara police station, the trader said the broker collected the diamonds in three sealed parcels between February 13 and February 21, 2023, and paid Rs 2 lakh to Vora as token money.
Vora said the accused then told him that he would pay the balance in three-four days.
When the payment was not made, Vora asked for his parcels and it was decided to open all the three sealed parcels in front of the broker.
However, Vora was surprised to find packets of gutkha, chewing tobacco in the parcel instead of diamonds.
Vora alleged that the broker took him into confidence and conspired with another diamond merchant to cheat him by giving him gutka in lieu of diamonds.
The accused has been named under Indian Penal Code Sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust). Police said the crime is being probed and to find out if other traders were involved.