Overview

• Pravin Dagha was convicted of cheating and sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment with a Rs 25 lakh fine by a special CBI court in Mumbai.
• Prosecutors said he obtained a Rs 21.96 lakh payout from National Insurance Company by using forged documents and misrepresenting the loss location.
• The policy insured premises in Kurla for Rs 1 crore, while the claimed fire occurred at a Navi Mumbai godown on November 20, 2010.
• The court cited surveyor findings and fire department call records that contradicted Dagha’s account of the incident.
• Three National Insurance Company officials charged in the case were acquitted for lack of evidence, and Dagha was cleared of conspiracy allegations.