Vadodara: The detection of crime branch (DCB) has busted a racket wherein young people are being cheated under the pretext of providing membership to a club for 'entertaining' high profile women. The cops have arrested Nitesh Khatri, a resident of Dabhoi Road after they received a complaint of Nilesh Mansukhani who was duped of Rs27 lakh.
Mansukhani told police in his complaint that he had read a newspaper advertisement in 2013 that offered an opportunity to earn Rs10,000 to Rs15,000 daily. Mansukhani called on the number mentioned in the advertisement wherein a man named Karan gave him details of the offer. Karan told Mansukhani that he will have to befriend high-profile women and entertain them.
Mansukhani accepted the offer following which he was told that he will have to become member of the club. "The accused told Mansukhani that he will be given an identity card and also a vehicle for transport. But Mansukhani would have to deposit Rs7 lakh in a bank account," the police said. Mansukhani deposited the amount in different instalments in the bank account. But he didn't get any call for joining the club and befriending women.
Suspecting that he has been cheated, Mansukhani approached his friend Nitesh and sought help. Nitesh told Mansukhani that the company is known as Monika Beauty Care and it operates from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Nitesh said the firm is run by Jayendra Rathod and Ashutosh Chavda. According to Mansukhani, Nitesh had talked with Chavda for refund of his money. Nitesh told the complainant that he will have to pay another Rs20 lakh to get refund of the full amount.
Mansukhani gave the money to Nitesh who claimed that he had deposited the amount in the bank account of Chavda. Nitesh even sent photos of the bank deposit slips to Mansukhani but didn't give hard copies. When Mansukhani pursued the matter with Nitesh, the latter said he was in talks with a police inspector from Godhra for recovering the amount. Mansukhani waited till October 15 but when he didn't get his money back, he approached the crime branch and filed an application.
"We investigated his application and found the case to be genuine following which an FIR was registered and Nitesh was arrested. We will now begin search for the other accused," said Dharamraj Chudasama, police inspector, DCB.
Mansukhani told police in his complaint that he had read a newspaper advertisement in 2013 that offered an opportunity to earn Rs10,000 to Rs15,000 daily. Mansukhani called on the number mentioned in the advertisement wherein a man named Karan gave him details of the offer. Karan told Mansukhani that he will have to befriend high-profile women and entertain them.
Mansukhani accepted the offer following which he was told that he will have to become member of the club. "The accused told Mansukhani that he will be given an identity card and also a vehicle for transport. But Mansukhani would have to deposit Rs7 lakh in a bank account," the police said. Mansukhani deposited the amount in different instalments in the bank account. But he didn't get any call for joining the club and befriending women.
Suspecting that he has been cheated, Mansukhani approached his friend Nitesh and sought help. Nitesh told Mansukhani that the company is known as Monika Beauty Care and it operates from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Nitesh said the firm is run by Jayendra Rathod and Ashutosh Chavda. According to Mansukhani, Nitesh had talked with Chavda for refund of his money. Nitesh told the complainant that he will have to pay another Rs20 lakh to get refund of the full amount.
Mansukhani gave the money to Nitesh who claimed that he had deposited the amount in the bank account of Chavda. Nitesh even sent photos of the bank deposit slips to Mansukhani but didn't give hard copies. When Mansukhani pursued the matter with Nitesh, the latter said he was in talks with a police inspector from Godhra for recovering the amount. Mansukhani waited till October 15 but when he didn't get his money back, he approached the crime branch and filed an application.
"We investigated his application and found the case to be genuine following which an FIR was registered and Nitesh was arrested. We will now begin search for the other accused," said Dharamraj Chudasama, police inspector, DCB.
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