Daijiworld Media Network - Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai, Nov 13: The Panvel police have registered a cheating case against four individuals from Rajasthan for allegedly defrauding a local mobile phone trader of Rs 2.7 crore in a bulk iPhone purchase scam.
According to the complaint, Vishal Tyagi (49), a mobile handset dealer based in Panvel, placed an order for 600 iPhones in August last year from a Jaipur-based company he had been dealing with since June 2023. Tyagi said the company’s manager assured him of discounted rates if he increased his order quantity.
Trusting the firm, Tyagi transferred the full payment — amounting to Rs 2.7 crore — through RTGS transactions to multiple bank accounts linked to the company. However, even after a year, he neither received the phones nor any refund.
After repeated attempts to contact the company failed, Tyagi lodged a police complaint on Tuesday.
Based on his statement, the Panvel police have booked company owner Pushpapuri Goswami, along with Abdul Shamim, Aman Shamim, and manager Wasim Ahmed under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for cheating and criminal breach of trust.
An investigation is underway to trace the accused and recover the defrauded amount.