Maharashtra: Rice exporter duped of Rs10 crore, 2 from Dubai booked

An exporter from Nagpur was allegedly defrauded of Rs10.74crore on the pretext of supplying rice to Dubai. The Sadar police registered a case of fraud against two directors of a company in Dubai.

One Jinsi Manoj Chacko (age 47, resident of Mohannagar) filed a complained against Arjun Bhim Bahadur Chhetri and Vijay Kartar Singh. Jinsi owns a company called Spended Logistics Solutions Private Limited which exports rice. On April 24 this year, Arjun and Vijay contacted Jinsi stating they are from Smart Solutions General Trading LCC Company in Dubai. They said there is a huge demand for rice in Dubai and placed an order for 270 metric tonnes of rice, stated the complainant.

Between June 14 and August 28, Jinsi sent rice worth Rs17.15 crore to Dubai. Both Arjun and Vijay paid Jinsi Rs6.42 crore but later refused to pay the remaining amount. On September 29, they gave a forged document to Jinsi stating that the remaining amount has been deposited, stated the complainant. It turned out to be fake. Jinsi lodged a complaint at Kotwali police station.

This article has been republished from The Times of India