Hanumanganj police have booked three employees of a baby care product trader, on the charge of cheating to the trader to the tune of Rs 23 lakh by selling products on low price and fake billing. The trader lodged a complaint after sales collection decreased.
The main accused Imran Bari of Kolkata used to work as sales man for SK Agrawal who deals in Johnson and Johnson products.
The two other accused were identified as Badshah of Ashoka Garden and Satyam Gaur of Noor Mahal who used to deliver products.
In his complaint victim stated that the accused used to work for him and when the recovery of sales money declined and the credit to shopkeepers increased significantly he checked only to find that the three are cheating.
The fraud was planned by Imran who ganged with the two after the sales of Johnson and Johnson declined with hurt his incentives and to maintain incentives he started to sell goods at low price and generated fake bills which he claimed would make payment later.
The accused also generated fake bills on fake addresses and fake names. The recovery with low price was done but three accused used to distribute it among them.
Later, when the amount totaled Rs 23 lakh the three left their job. Imran escaped Kolkata. Police have nabbed two accused who are resident of Bhopal while police team would be sent to Kolkata to nab Imran.
After the preliminary investigation police have registered a case under sections 406 and 420 of the IPC and started further investigation.