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The Kandivali police on Tuesday arrested the son of a retired West Bengal policeman for defrauding eight people. The accused,one Ajit Dey (37),was brought to the police station by one of his alleged victims,Chetan Thakur,a member of a political party. Thakur,who claimed to have nabbed Dey from his house at Kandivili Gaon,later contacted the other victims also. After receiving the information,they joined him at the police station.
Dey has allegedly cheated many people to the tune of several lakhs over the past few years. He made his clients believe that he had contacts with influential people who can solve their problems or help them in their businesses.
Dey had met Matharu in his Charkop office for the first time after school. He gained Matharus confidence after meeting him for a few days. Matharu told him that he had four property cases against him in the Dindoshi Sessions court and was worried of losing them. Hearing this,Dey told him that he knew a person who could help Matharu get judgments in his favour, said Senior Police Inspector S Jaiswal of the Kandivali police station.
Matharu never thought that his friend Dey would cheat him. Taking advantage of Matharus gullibility,Dey kept taking money in instalments from him. Finally,Matharu realised he was being duped. The person who had been introduced to Matharu was something else all together, he said.
Asked about Deys past case and records,he said, He had duped a mobile dealer of Rs 60,000. He is a graduate from Rizvi College and allegedly trades in rubber in the name of Star Enterprises from his house. He used to claim that his contacts would help people settle cases or even get them contracts. In one such case,he received money from a man offering him a transport contract with the Grand Hyatt. We are presently waiting for people to approach us with their complaints.
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