Last week, a transporter dropped off five stacks of clothes and when opened, those contained old clothes, the complainant told the police. (File)A cloth trader from the Raviwar Peth area of Pune was allegedly cheated to the tune of Rs 3 lakh as bags full of rags were delivered to him instead of new clothing against an order placed to a supplier.
A first information report (FIR) in this case has been registered based on the complaint by cloth trader Ayaz Nazeer Momin (36), who runs a business in the Kapadganj area of Raviwar Peth, which is a hub of cloth trade in Pune city.
Momin said in his complaint that a few days ago he had placed an order to a wholesale trader to supply various new clothing lines and paid him Rs 3 lakh at the time. Last week, a transporter dropped off five stacks of clothes and when opened, those contained old clothes, he told the police.
An official from the Faraskhana police station said that they had launched a probe based on transactions made with the wholesale dealer, accounts used by him for receiving money and the contact details.
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