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Mumbai Police Book Driver and Pump Employee in Alleged ₹12 Lakh Fuel-Card Fraud Linked to Farhan Akhtar

An FIR describes repeated card swipes for cash at a Bandra pump following a manager’s audit of anomalous fuel logs.

Overview

  • An FIR (No. 1668/2025) was registered at Bandra Police Station on October 1 after Honey Irani’s manager, Diya Bhatia, lodged a complaint.
  • Driver Naresh Ramvinod Singh and petrol pump staffer Arun Amar Bahadur Singh are booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections cited by reports as 3(5), 316(2) and 318(4).
  • Police and FIR summaries state the cards were swiped without fuel being dispensed, with cash handed over by the pump employee after a ₹1,000–₹1,500 cut per transaction.
  • The alleged misuse stretches from April 2022 to September 2025, with the driver said to have obtained three cards from a former driver and to have confessed when confronted.
  • The estimated loss is about ₹12 lakh, flagged by entries such as a 35‑litre tank showing up to 62 litres and purchases for a car sold years earlier, with investigation and recovery efforts ongoing as reports differ on whether an arrest was made.