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Powai Police Book Three in Rs 41 Lakh Gold-Deal Scam as Manhunt Begins

Police say the deal was a discounted-gold ruse culminating in a staged cash snatch.

Overview

  • An FIR names Amit Jain, Rajesh Jain and Shubhash under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 318(4) and 3(5), and investigators are searching for additional suspects.
  • Complainant Piyush Gupta, 48, an Indore-based garment exporter, says acquaintances lured him with promises of gold at about 10% below market rates.
  • After multiple postponed meetings across the city, the deal culminated on September 12 near Santosh Bar on Saki Vihar Road in Powai.
  • An unregistered Innova arrived during the meet, a companion holding the cash was assaulted, and a bag containing Rs 41 lakh was taken, according to the complaint.
  • Gupta later received calls from two accused claiming to be policemen who promised to return the money or supply gold before their phones went unreachable.