Conman who duped victim of Rs 4.1Lakh held

Mumbai: The MIDC police has arrested Daniel Chukwuanu (42) for allegedly cheating a manufacturer of herbal products by taking products worth Rs 4.12 lakh from the latter as part of a sales deal and not paying for them.

According to police sources, the accused, who owns a private company in Andheri, had contacted the complainant via email, offering to buy his products along with paying him a hefty 15 per cent commission. At first, the complainant was not convinced about the deal, however after Chukwuanu’s insistence, the former agreed to be part of the deal. After the sale was done, Chukwuanu kept delaying the payment for the herbal product consignment. Repeated alerts sent by the complainant fell on deaf ears and ultimately, the complainant approached the  MIDC  police to register a complaint.

Acting on the complaint, the police started a search operation for the accused and arrested Chukwuanu. Investigation revealed that the accused had cheated more than 100 persons using the same modus operandi. The police has arrested him under of the Information Technology (IT) Act, and section 420 of the Indian Penal Code which pertains to cheating.