Pune: In fresh FIR, trio say Kiran Gosavi cheated & threatened them

PUNE: The city police on Saturday night lodged a third criminal case against Kiran Gosavi, the NCB’s witness in the cruise drug bust case, and his two associates after a 48-year-old Mohammedwadi resident lodged a complaint accusing the trio of cheating him and two others of Rs1.45 lakh over a job promise in Malaysia and threatening them with a pistol when they sought a refund in November 2018.
As of now, Gosavi is in the custodial remand of the Faraskhana police till November 5. Police had registered the first case of Rs3.09 lakh cheating of a similar nature in 2018. This was after the Pune police claimed to have arrested Gosavi in the early hours of October 28 from a lodge in Katraj, after more than three years of his evading the arrest.
Police swung into action after Gosavi’s selfie with Aryan Khan during the cruise drug bust went viral on social media.
On the night of October 29, the Cantonment police registered a second case against Gosavi after three men accused him and his woman aide of cheating them of Rs4 lakh.
In the latest case registered by the Wanowrie police, charges under Sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 506 (criminal intimidation), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and under the provisions of the Arms Act have been invoked. The complainant is unemployed. He and his friends had decided to secure a job abroad and had obtained passports.
Senior inspector Deepak Lagad of the Wanowrie police citing the FIR and said, “The victims learnt about Gosavi’s agency through word-of-mouth. They visited an office located in Camp in November 2018 and had a primary discussions. Following this, they visited Sanpada in Navi Mumbai where Gosavi had his office for further discussions. Following this, the trio paid a sum of Rs 1.45 lakh collectively after Gosavi and his two aides promised them jobs in a hotel in Malaysia.”
According to the FIR, Gosavi and his aides did not process their documents, and they could not travel to Malaysia. They approached Gosavi’s agency again and demanded that they be sent to Malaysia or their money be returned.
“When the complainant and his friends started demanding their money back, Gosavi showed them a pistol and issued threats of dire consequences if they demand a refund,” Lagad said. After reading about Gosavi’s arrest, the trio approached them, police said.