The Sakinaka police have registered an FIR against a couple for allegedly cheating and threatening a businessman. The couple defrauded a 47-year-old businessman of Rs.52.14 lakh by offering him a partnership in their business. However, they neither made him a partner nor returned his money. When the complainant asked for his money back, the couple allegedly threatened to kill him using their connections with the underworld. The case was filed on January 29. The accused have been identified as Ishtiyaq Shaikh, 40, and his wife, Gulnaz Shaikh.
According to the FIR, the complainant, Abdurkib Mansuri, 47, resides in Sakinaka and operates Raqib Enterprises, a scrap business involved in demolishing old buildings and construction-related activities. A few months ago, Mansuri was introduced to the accused couple through an acquaintance. The couple operated MIGS Infra Private Limited, a company engaged in construction work. They reside on Dharavi Road and have their office in Dharavi.
The couple proposed that Mansuri become a director in their company and assured him of good returns. They further told him that they would open a joint business account, but for that, he needed to invest an initial amount of Rs.2 to Rs.3 crore.
Mansuri agreed to the proposal and decided to invest in the couple’s company. He transferred Rs.52.14 lakh from his company’s Bank of India account to the couple’s company’s Union Bank account via an online transaction. However, the couple neither appointed him as a director nor gave him access to the joint account as initially agreed. Moreover, they did not return his money. When Mansuri demanded his money back, the couple allegedly threatened to kill him using their underworld connections.
Eventually, Mansuri filed a complaint against the couple with the Sakinaka police. The police registered the case under sections 34 (common intention), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 417 (cheating), 418 (cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to a person whose interest the offender is bound to protect), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
