Mumbai: A 55-year-old businessman from Bhendi Bazaar and his son-in-law were allegedly cheated of Rs 5 crore by a man posing as a civic contractor for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The JJ Marg police have registered a case against the accused, identified as Mohammed Gulam Roshan and launched an investigation into the fraud.

Details On The Fraud

According to the police, the complainant, Anis Nizam Khan, owns a company that supplies JCBs, excavators and even rents out ships. Khan came in contact with Roshan through his son-in-law, as both men were neighbours in Dongri. In 2022, Roshan told Khan that he had bagged a three-year BMC contract to clean seven civic hospitals. However, he claimed that he needed to deposit Rs 5 crore as a 'bank guarantee' before the project could

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