The Nerul police have booked a Koparkhairane man for cheating a 60-year-old woman of over ₹55 lakh by promising her a loan of ₹45 crore from a Dubai bank.
Kishore Gaikwad, who has 13 cheating cases registered against him, was externed in 2017 for two years by the then Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I), Sudhakar Pathare, but managed to continue cheating others.
The complainant, Kalpana Khandarkar, met Mr. Gaikwad in November 2017 via one Dattatray Danwale, to whom she was introduced by a friend. “My friend said Mr. Danwale knew of a loan scheme that could help develop my property business. Mr. Gaikwad showed me videos of bags filled with cash and cheques sanctioned to people. Whenever I had a doubt, he managed to convince me of his authenticity,” Ms. Khandarkar said.
A resident of Sector 19 of Nerul, Ms. Khandarkar had expressed interest in procuring a loan of ₹5 crore, but Mr. Gaikwad told her she was eligible for ₹10 crore at 4% rate of interest. After a few days, he offered her a cheque of ₹35 crore that had been issued for a businessman who didn’t want it.
“Since interest rate was low, I thought of taking the money. They asked me for ₹55.54 lakh as processing and insurance fee, which I paid by mortgaging my gold ornaments weighing 1.5 kg and using all my savings,” Ms. Khandarkar said.
Mr. Gaikwad made her sign an agreement that had a logo indicating a Dubai organisation, and gave her a cheque of ₹15 crore. When the cheque bounced, she realised she had been cheated and filed a police case on August 9. “Investigations are under way, but the accused are still absconding,” senior police inspector Rajendra Chavan said.
