Pune Police File Third FIR in Multi-Crore Cheating Case Involving Cleric and Businessmen

Camp, 7th October 2023: The Cantonment police have filed an FIR against three individuals, including a cleric, for defrauding a businessman of Rs 1.06 crore. This marks the third FIR in a series of cheating cases where the accused are suspected of swindling multiple investors out of crores of rupees.

The Complainant and Accused

Mukhtar Hussain Mohammad, 44, owner of the Diamond Queen Hotel and a resident of Ghorpadi, lodged the complaint. He identified his childhood friend Abdul Hussain Naimbadi, also known as Nadir, as one of the accused. Naimbadi, a resident of 929 Synagogue Street, runs two bakeries and is also a realtor. His accomplices are Shoaib Mainuddin Attar, a resident of Dapodi, and Imran Latif Khan, who resides in Ashoka Mews Society in Kondhwa.

The Scheme

According to the FIR, Naimbadi convinced Mukhtar to transfer Rs 97 lakh for a land purchase in Kondhwa. Although partial amounts were returned, the remaining sum was never refunded. Later, Mukhtar was coerced into transferring an additional Rs 44.50 lakh to Royal Builcop, a company owned by Imran Latif Khan. Naimbadi promised a return on investment within eight days from a real estate project but then went incommunicado.

Threats and Previous Cases

Upon realizing he had been cheated, Mukhtar confronted the accused, who responded with threats of underworld connections. A similar FIR had been previously filed by Shaikh Abdul Basit Abdul Latif, 45, against Naimbadi and others, involving charges under various IPC sections and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act, 1999.

Ongoing Investigation

The Cantonment police are conducting further investigations into this complex web of financial fraud and intimidation.