Overview

• Sion Police registered the case on October 2 against Grishma Jagdish Rawal and her husband Rajesh Velan/Velani of Kandivali West.
• The complainant, 55-year-old Arti Girijashankar Trivedi of Paradise Cabins Tours and Travels, reports a cumulative loss of Rs 48.5 lakh.
• Payments were allegedly taken between September 2023 and January 2024 during meetings across Mumbai, including Dadar, Shivaji Park, Mahalaxmi and Sion.
• According to the complaint, sums included about Rs 10 lakh for a promised Rs 1–2 crore loan, Rs 3 lakh plus Rs 1.5 lakh for IT paperwork, Rs 14.5 lakh for MHADA shops near Borivli Metro, and Rs 15 lakh for school admissions.
• The FIR cites IPC sections for cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation, and police say an investigation is underway, with one report noting cheques later issued to the complainant allegedly bounced.