Chandigarh Police arrested two individuals from Daman and Diu for duping a Sector 32-C resident of Rs 60 lakh through a fake cancer medicine business deal.
Chandigarh Police has arrested two individuals from Daman and Diu for duping a city resident of Rs 60 lakh on the pretext of a business deal involving a cancer medicine. The case was registered on the complaint of Sunil Kumar, a resident of Sector 32-C. The arrested persons have been identified as Sanskar Jain (22) from Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh and Rabendra Kumar Patel (28) from Dabhel in Gujarat.
According to the complainant, on September 25, 2024, he came into contact with a Facebook profile named Morris Pauline, who offered him a business opportunity to purchase the cancer medicine Avastin Powder. Kumar was told that 300 kilograms per month would be supplied from Actelion Laboratories, US. Subsequent communications took place through WhatsApp and email, directing him to contact Indian suppliers including Sharma Enterprises and Motion Cargo International.
Kumar then contacted Sharma Enterprises and paid Rs 13 lakh for 50 kilograms of Avastin Powder into two accounts belonging to Sharma Enterprises and K S Enterprises. Soon after, Sharma Enterprises demanded an additional Rs 10 lakh for delivery. Kumar alleged that the accused cheated him under the guise of this business arrangement, ultimately cheating him of more than Rs 60 lakh.
During the investigation, police collected KYC details of the alleged beneficiaries from the banks concerned. It was found that Rs 26.5 lakh had been credited to the account of Jain, which he later withdrew, while Rs 92,550 was credited to the account of Patel.
Acting on the evidence, Chandigarh Police conducted a raid in Daman and Diu on December 22 and arrested both the accused. They were produced before the court, which remanded them in three days of police custody.