Famous Pune Hotel Owners Accused of Rs 61 Lakh Mutton Fraud, Case Registered
Camp, 21st December 2023: The owners of the renowned Bagban Hotel in Pune, Afzal Yusuf Bagwan and Ahtesham Ayaz Bagwan, find themselves embroiled in a case of fraud involving a staggering Rs 61 lakhs. The case was filed by a mutton seller who alleges non-payment for various meat products supplied to the hotel, including mutton, chap, khima etc.
The Lashkar Police Station has registered a case based on the complaint filed by the Shadaf Nizam Patel (43), whose mutton shop is situated at Shivaji Market, Camp, Pune. He supplied a variety of meat products to Bagban Hotel, and the non-payment for goods worth Rs 61 lakhs has prompted legal action against the hotel owners.
As per the FIR registered, the incident took place between 2019 and 2023. Patel had supplied meat worth Rs 2.91 Crore but have received Rs 2.3 Crore only.
Police have booked the hotel owners for offences under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
