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Mumbai Police arrests man for defrauding SoBo businessman of over Rs 1 crore

Accused Aftab Memon was arrested on Friday by the Colaba police and has been charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating, forgery, breach of trust, and criminal conspiracy.

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The Colaba Police have taken a man into custody for impersonating a chartered accountant and defrauding a businessman from South Mumbai. The accused, identified as Aftab Memon, under the pretext of helping, Jay Dhani, a businessman, register for a new GST account, collected KYC details which he then used to create obscure companies. 

An officer told mid-day, "Using counterfeit invoices issued through these firms, Memon misappropriated GST payments amounting to Rs 1.30 crore which should have been deposited into the government treasury."

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