Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 6: The policemen of Bunder station have arrested a person named Ashraf (32) from Attavara here. A woman had filed a complaint of fraud against Ashraf, alleging that she was deceived by him after making her believe that he would sell her car and pay her the sale proceeds.

Shabana from Mangaladevi here had filed the said complaint. She said that Ashraf had told her that he would sell her car, and remit loan amount standing against it in her name. On the basis of her complaint, the Bunder police had registered a case under section 420 of Indian Penal Code.

Shabana said that the car in question had been sold off by Ashraf, but he neither paid her the sale proceeds, nor remitted the loan installments. As such, she rued that she lost her car and its sale value, while the loan against the car continues to swell.

The police, who took up investigation, arrested the accused. On being produced him in the court, he was remanded to judicial custody.