The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has arrested a 42-year-old general manager of Skoda who was working at three of its franchises for allegedly duping over 60 people to the tune of Rs 6 crore. Police said that the accused has been identified as Amit Kumar Sharma and he duped several people. He worked for Fahrenheit Automobiles Pvt ltd, Satman automobiles and another accredited Skoda Company.
Police said that the incident came to light around one-and-a-half months ago and on the basis of the victim’s complaint, a case was registered under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of IPC at EOW police station. “Sharma was absconding and a non-bailable warrant was also issued against him by a city court. Sharma was arrested from his residence in Rani Bagh on Thursday night following a tip-off,” said the police officer.
Investigations revealed that the accused Amit used to take the money from customers and not give delivery of cars. When the customers approached him for the money or for the delivery of a car, he shut them up by giving them a blank cheque duly signed by him. later, when the customers deposited the cheques, they bounced. Aggrieved, they approached the police.