A gang of six men have been arrested by the LT Marg police for cheating a Delhi-based garment businessman Rajesh Kumar Narayan Jha (44) of Rs 50 lakh on July 19.  The arrested accused have been identified as Rajendra Mohammad Shaikh (26), Swapnil Ratnakar Kamble (29), Abhishek alias Imran Mallik (30), Rajesh Purohit (42), Vijay Bhosale (47) and Sewaram Prajapati (46).

"Jha had visited Mumbai on a business trip with Rs 50 lakh cash in his possession on July 19. After his two-day stay in the city, he planned to transfer the money into his account for which he contacted his Chartered Accountant (CA) in Delhi who then suggested a person who can help keep his money safe. "After Jha contacted the person he told him to get in touch with Shaikh, who then agreed to take him to a shop in Kalbadevi to transfer the money," said an officer privy to the investigation.