Mumbai: Builder dies of Covid, his staffer held for theft bid

MUMBAI: An employee of a builder's firm and three of his aides have been arrested for forging documents to usurp his employer's money from his account.
The builder, Prakash Khatiwala (80), died of Covid last month. Key accused Shafique Shaikh hatched a cyber fraud plot with his aides to siphon off money from his account.
Crime branch officials arrested Shaikh, the employee, and his aides- Pritesh Bipin Chandra, Arshad Sayyed and Swapnil Onglekar. They were doing online deals using the builder's Aadhaar card and other documents, said senior police inspector Chimaji Adhav.
Further inquiries revealed that Shaikh had even stolen Khatiwala’s cheque books and other bank documents. Police said that three other accused arrested are habitual offenders with three to four five cases of cheating cases registered against them.