06 September,2023 09:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
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A 32-year-old man's ill-conceived plan to postpone a payment has landed him in trouble with the Mumbai Police. The man, a grocery shop owner, had initially intended to purchase a flat but found himself unable to gather the required funds. To cover up his financial troubles, he resorted to falsely claiming a robbery had occurred. However, a swift investigation and thorough interrogation by the authorities quickly unraveled his deceitful scheme, an official said.
On Wednesday afternoon, around 2 pm, 32-year-old Ajit Patel arrived at the Matunga police station accompanied by his driver. He alleged that two motorcycle-borne men had robbed him of a bag containing Rs. 35 lakhs in front of Piroj Building, Nappu Road, Matunga (East), the police said
Senior Inspector Deepak Chavhan instructed Inspector Ganesh Pardeshi to assemble a team and initiate an investigation. Assistant Inspector Digambar Pagar and Sub-Inspector Prashant Kamble, along with the detection staff, were promptly dispatched to the scene to commence the inquiry, the official said.
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"Upon arriving at the location, the team immediately began reviewing CCTV footage. Simultaneously, statements from both Patel and his driver, Karan Sawant, were being recorded," revealed an official from the Matunga police station. "However, right from the beginning, there were inconsistencies in their statements, and the CCTV footage unequivocally confirmed that no such incident had occurred," the official added.
Subsequently, the police began probing both Patel and Sawant, and within a short span of time, the truth emerged. "Patel confessed that he had provided false information, and no such incident had taken place. He further admitted that he had originally planned to purchase a flat in Matunga and had scheduled to hand over Rs. 35 lakhs in cash to the seller on Wednesday. However, due to his financial constraints, he concocted the fake robbery scheme with the assistance of his driver," explained Deepak Chavhan, Senior Inspector of the Matunga police station.
Matunga police are currently in the process of filing charges against Patel and Sawant for their fraudulent actions.
