Overview

• The accused, identified as Samir Prakash Chundmunge of Chembur, was arrested by Marine Drive police and remanded in custody until September 29.
• He allegedly took Rs 50,000 from a couple after claiming he could secure a Rs 10 lakh Chief Minister’s Relief Fund loan for each of them.
• Police say he collected Rs 8.32 lakh from the couple’s nephew by promising a ticket checker job on the Vande Bharat Express.
• Investigators report the alleged fraud unfolded between April 2023 and June 2024, with cash handovers said to have occurred at the Akashvani MLA Niwas canteen.
• A case has been registered under IPC Sections 406 and 420, and officers are verifying transactions and checking for accomplices or additional complainants.