Nagpur: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW ) of Nagpur Police arrested Kishorkumar Sunder Lalla, a notorious conman, from Gujarat for duping a Nagpur-based trader of over Rs 1.86 crore. Along with his brother Umesh and an accomplice, a woman named Shaheen Ezaz Husain, the trio swindled Padam Ghai, a local footwear shop owner, by posing as recovery agents.
Kishorkumar, a Mumbai resident, presented himself as a recovery agent from Sigma Company, allegedly dealing with cases in the Debts Recovery Tribunal. He initially gained Ghai’s trust by offering to procure a laptop for latter’s son at a concessional rate, followed by procuring vehicles for his family members under similar promises.
The accused Kishorkumar then persuaded Ghai to invest in a property worth Rs 4 crore, claiming he could arrange the deal for Rs 1.86 crore. Ghai transferred Rs 1.86 crore to Kishorkumar’s bank account between January and December 2022. However, after receiving the money, Kishorkumar provided Ghai with fake bank receipts. When Ghai realised the fraud, he confronted the conman, who issued two cheques that later bounced. Ghai subsequently lodged a complaint with the Tehsil Police in Nagpur.
A case was registered under Sections 420, 419, 406, 466, 468, 471, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against Kishorkumar, Umesh, and Shaheen. The EOW took over the investigation, leading to the arrests of Umesh and Shaheen. Kishorkumar, however, had been absconding. Acting on a tip-off, EOW officers tracked Kishorkumar to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and arrested him. He was brought back to the city, where the court granted a six-day remand for his custodial interrogation.
The arrest was executed by a team led by Pandurang Fadey under the supervision of DCP (EOW ) Archit Chandak.
