Six Accused in Rs 25 Lakh Mira Road Fraud Case

Six individuals have been booked by the Mira Road police for allegedly swindling a trader out of Rs 25 lakh. They convinced the trader to invest in a flour mill business, only to cheat him over a year. The accused face charges under several sections of the IPC.

Six individuals have been formally charged for allegedly defrauding a trader of Rs 25 lakh in Mira Road, Thane district, police reported on Friday.

According to the Mira Road police, between June last year and June 2024, the accused orchestrated a scheme, enticing the trader into investing in a flour mill business, and subsequently embezzling Rs 24.98 lakh from him.

The suspects, identified as Riku alias Avinash Phatak, Sishodia alias Manish Thakur, Ashraf Chowdhari, Jamal Ansari, Ashish Mishra, and Jagarti Manish Choudhari, face charges under IPC sections 406, 409, 420, 467, and 468, which cover criminal breach of trust and forgery among other offenses.