Habibganj police have booked a Delhi based fraudster for cheating a mobile phone and accessories seller to the tune of Rs 22 lakh cheated on the pretext of giving iPhone at low price.

The victim Ajay Ahuja is a businessman who had given money to the accused by taking a loan.

The fraudster gave him the first 16 iPhones cheaply to gain trust.

After this, took Rs 22 lakh rupees in advance from the victim. The fraud was revealed when the victim failed to receive mobile phones. Habibganj police are investigating after registering the case.

ASI Manoj Yadav said that Ajay Ahuja, who lives on Ayodhya Bypass, has a mobile phone and accessories shop in the 10 no. market  Habibganj. In January, Ajay met Milan Singh Vanath, a resident of Mahipalpur, Delhi, through a friend.

Milan told him that he works in selling mobile phones. On this, the victim brought about 16 iPhones from him at different times.

On January 20, Milan said that he has got the franchise of Apple company and now he can get the iPhone at a cheap price. Even after the financial condition deteriorated, Ajay somehow took out a loan and gave Rs 21.8 lakh 80 in parts to Milan Singh.

After getting the money, Milan Singh started to evade with excuses and when pressured by Ajay, he returned Rs 40000, but did not provide the iPhone.

The accused lives in a rented house in Delhi and when the accused refused to give money or phone, Ajay got suspicious and reached Delhi where he found that Milan lives in a small rented room and does not have any franchise of Apple company.

Ajay returned to Bhopal and lodged a case of cheating against accused Milan Singh at Habibganj police station.

Police investigation revealed that the accused originally hailed from Gujarat.