A woman hailing from Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, along with her family members, has been apprehended by Sangvi police on charges of defrauding a distribution company in Pimple Saudagar of a staggering Rs 2.17 crore.
The legal manager of the affected company lodged a police complaint, outlining the fraudulent activities wherein the accused woman and her family established separate businesses and placed substantial orders for groceries and other products. Despite receiving the supplies, these businesses failed to fulfill their payment obligations, leading to substantial financial losses for the Pimple Saudagar company.
The police have invoked sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code to frame charges against the woman and her three accomplices.
According to a Sangvi police officer, the woman’s company had previously received goods from the complainant’s firm, and payments were promptly settled. However, a significant turn of events occurred when the woman, along with three additional businesses, placed substantial orders for goods. The complainant’s company delivered goods worth Rs 99 lakh to the woman’s company between September and October of 2022.
Allegedly, three more businesses from Tiruvallur and Chennai engaged with the complainant’s company during the same period, placing additional orders for groceries and promptly settling payments.
The complainant contends that the company supplied goods to these four Tamil Nadu-based businesses, totaling Rs 2.17 crore throughout the previous year.
Upon numerous failed attempts to secure payments from these businesses, the complainant’s company initiated an investigation. The inquiry revealed that the same woman was behind the establishment of the three additional companies, orchestrating a scheme to evade payment.
Initially, the woman agreed to settle the entire outstanding amount of Rs 2.17 crore. However, when she failed to fulfill this commitment after multiple reminders, the complainant’s company filed a formal complaint, leading to the arrest of the woman and three others involved in the alleged fraud.
