A case of cheating involving about Rs1 crore has been registered with Kotwali police station, police said here
on Saturday. The accused wanted in case was arrested and sent to jail on a judicial remand, informed Station House Officer, Kotwali Yogita Khaparde said.According to the police, Vikas Chandani (33) a resident of Kavita Nagar had lodged a complaint with Kotwali police station. In his complaint, he maintained that a few days back, the accused Satish Chhabra, a resident of Gudhiyari area had taken Rs4 lakh from the complainant in name of opening a cloth shop in Pandri area. “The accused had taken several lakhs of rupees from about 8 to 10 people and had given them blank cheques. later on, when the complainant and other people who had given money to Chhabra deposited the cheques with banks, the cheques were dishonoured by the bank,” the SHO said. Chhabra has been booked under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) on complaint of Vikas Chandani.
The accused was later arrested and presented in a local court which sent him to jail on a judicial remand.