Nagpur: Tehsil Police in Nagpur booked a conman for duping a businessman to the tune of over Rs 1.86 crore by masquerading as recovery officer of Sigma Company dealing with cases in Debts Recovery Tribunal.
Identified as Kishor Kumar Sunderlala (46), the accused is a resident of Flat No 202, II Floor, Parijat Apartment, beside Sai Mandir, Vivekanand Nagar. The victim, Kadam Roshanlal Ghai (49), who resides at Plot No 318, Wardhaman Nagar, and owns Paradise Footwear at Ganjakhet, told police that his son wanted to purchase a laptop. His son’s friend told him that Sunderlala sells laptops and other goods by offering 15-20 percent discount.
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When he contacted, Sunderlala came to his shop. Sunderlala told him that he was a recovery officer with Sigma Company. Sunderlala claimed that he had access to 10-12 banks and financial institutions for recovery of secured debts from the borrowers. As per the decision of Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), goods and disputed properties were seized and then auctioned. He also claimed that he had connections with some bank officials and would arrange a laptop at a concessional rate.
The accused then arranged a laptop for Rs 40,000 from Shree Electronics, Dhantoli, for Kadam’s son. The original cost of the laptop was Rs 58,000. Sunderlala then arranged a Honda Activa for him by giving a 25 percent discount. He also arranged a Maruti Baleno car for Kadam’s brother. Likewise, Sunderlala gained his confidence and told him that a property worth Rs 4 crore near Gandhibagh Garden was being auctioned. Sunderlala assured that he would arrange the deal for Rs 1.45 crore if Kadam was willing to purchase the property.
Presuming it to be a genuine deal, Kadam transferred over Rs 1.41 crore to Sunderlala’s Canara Bank account through RTGS. When he asked him for the receipts towards the payment made by him, Sunderlala gave him some receipts from different branches of the Bank of India. Similarly, he transferred Rs 15 lakh to Sunderlala’s account as his friend Sachin Gundewar (Hingoli) wanted to purchase a car.
However, when Kadam went to the Bank of India for verification, he was shocked to hear from the officers that all the receipts shown by him were fake. He contacted Sunderlala immediately and asked him to return the money. Sunderlala issued two cheques to him but they bounced. Between January 2022 and December 2, 2022, Sunderlala defrauded him to the tune of over Rs 1.86 crore.
Following the victim’s complaint, Tehsil Police registered a case under Sections 419, 420, 406, 466, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code against Sunderlala. Further investigations are being carried out by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch.
