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Mumbai Police Book Farhan Akhtar’s Driver, Pump Employee in Alleged Rs 12 Lakh Fuel-Card Fraud

An internal audit flagged implausible fuel entries, prompting an FIR with investigators now pursuing possible accomplices.

Overview

  • An FIR filed on October 1 names driver Naresh Singh and petrol pump employee Arun Singh in a scheme tied to Honey Irani’s vehicles.
  • Police say fuel cards linked to Farhan Akhtar were swiped at an SV Road pump near Bandra Lake without dispensing fuel, with cash allegedly handed over after each swipe.
  • According to the FIR, Naresh Singh admitted obtaining three cards in 2022 from former driver Santosh Kumar and described the cash-split arrangement.
  • The complaint cites anomalies such as 621 litres recorded for a car with a 35‑litre tank and purchases like oil for a vehicle sold seven years earlier.
  • Bandra police registered the case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 318 and 418 as well as 3(5), with efforts underway to trace others and recover roughly Rs 12 lakh.