Overview
- Police confirmed the January 4 arrest at Mumbai airport after immigration stopped him under a lookout circular as he was leaving for a honeymoon trip.
- The FIR alleges Dudhane and four relatives induced the complainant to buy five Thane commercial shops that were already mortgaged to a bank.
- Investigators say forged paperwork was used, including a purported bank clearance letter and a counterfeit demand draft valued at ₹4.95 crore, with the issue surfacing after a bank seizure notice.
- Dudhane and family members have been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for cheating and forgery, and several relatives were questioned.
- Dudhane has publicly denied wrongdoing, called the case misrepresented, and pledged full cooperation with authorities as the probe continues with no court disposition reported.