Mumbai: Anna Hazare's 'Nephew' Cheats Woman of Rs 33 Lac!
Daijiworld Media Network
Mumbai, Oct 16: Sometimes, it pays to share your name with a famous person. At least that's what this self-styled 'nephew' of social activist Anna Hazare thought, until he got caught for conning a woman of Rs 33 lac!
In a nutshell, while Anna Hazare has been crusading against corruption, another Hazare was caught forging documents to make some moolah.
According to a complaint, Navin Kumar Hazare, 50, claimed to be the director of a Wadala-based financial consultancy company, and approached complainant Levinisia D'Souza and offered to manage the finances of her company.
Lately, Levinisia found to her utter shock that Hazare had forged her signature on stamp papers while filing income tax returns, apart from withdrawing Rs 33 lac in 13 cheques between October 2005 and March 2011.
What suprised her even more was his defence when confronted and asked to explain - he reportedly threatened her and claimed to be Anna Hazare's nephew, and therefore, not a person to be messed with!
Not to be bogged down, Levinisia decided to file a complaint against him, and the Antop Hill police arrested Hazare and charged him under sections 406, 463, 467,468 471,420 of the Indian Penal Code.
This was not the first time for Hazare. Police sources said that he and his accomplice Madhavi Pritre have been duping students, all in the name of Anna Hazare, claiming to arrange loans for them for admission in posh colleges!
Wonder what Anna Hazare would say to this.