A case of cheating on the pretext of currency exchange was registered at DB Marg Police Station on Monday against a man identified as Vipin Gaikwad. He allegedly duped Shailesh Mali, who has an office in Grant Road area, of Rs 59,000.

Speaking to Mid-day, Mali said, “The incident happened in 2018. I got a call from a person who introduced himself as Vikas Gaikwad. He told me that he has spoken to my boss and he urgently needs Dollars and Thai baht as his son is going to Thailand for honeymoon.”