Businessman duped of Rs 22 cr: EOW files 4th case against Ahujas
The latest case was first registered at Santacruz police station, and then transferred to EOW's general cheating-3 unit for further probe.
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EOW officials may soon take the custody of Ahuja who is currently in jail, in the latest case, while a search for his son is underway. (Express File Photo/ Representational Image) Mumbai police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has booked builder Jagdish Ahuja and his son Gautam Ahuja in a 4th cheating case, wherein they allegedly cheated a Juhu based textile businessman to the tune of Rs 22.25 crore.
The accused, developer Ahuja, who has around 13 construction projects underway, allegedly duped the businessman by offering him lucrative returns on investments made in their real estate project.
However, after the investment the complainant got nothing from the accused developer.
The latest case was first registered at Santacruz police station, and then transferred to EOW’s general cheating-3 unit for further probe.
The complainant businessman stated before the police that he invested money with the accused builder between August 2013 till early this year.
On December 17, 2022, the EOW arrested Jagdish Ahuja from Punjab in the first cheating case, and later in other two cases. Jagdish Ahuja is already in jail while his son Gautam is still at large.
Ahuja similarly allegedly duped businessman Anil Gehani of Rs 12.31 crore by offering him 24 per cent returns on the investment made in their real estate project.
The accused father-son duo has been booked under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, banker, merchant or agent), 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
EOW officials may soon take the custody of Ahuja who is currently in jail, in the latest case, while a search for his son is underway.
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