Overview
- Sion police registered an FIR naming Grishma Jagdish Rawal and her husband Rajesh Velani for offences including cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation.
- The complainant, 55-year-old travel-business owner Arti Girijashankar Trivedi of Paradise Cabins Tours and Travels in Sion, reported total losses of Rs 48.5 lakh.
- According to the complaint, the couple sought cash for arranging multi-crore loans, discounted MHADA commercial shops near Borivli Metro, and admissions to prestigious schools in the BKC area.
- Payments were allegedly collected in multiple instalments between September 2023 and January 2024 at locations including Dadar, Shivaji Park, Square Mall, Mahalaxmi’s Union Bank area, Sion station and the victim’s residence.
- The FIR details cash given for loan fees and IT paperwork, a Rs 26 lakh deposit raised by leasing a Dharavi property, Rs 14.5 lakh for MHADA shops and Rs 15 lakh for school admissions, with later cheques allegedly bouncing and threats reported when repayment was sought; police say the probe is underway and no arrests have been reported.