This had to be some bitter chocolate to bite into. Especially for a premium wholesaler in south Mumbai, Nadeem Khanda, who returned from the religious pilgrimage of Haj only to discover that his own collection boy had duped him of Rs 12.52 lakh. Though the police was able to nab accused Farid Qureshi (30), they have been able to recover just around Rs 18,900 yet.

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The wholesaler's office makes a weekly or monthly collection and deposits it into the bank. Qureshi's job was to transport the money as directed by Khanda. From December 5, 2016, Khanda was on a 10-day trip to Saudi Arabia, but he was in touch with his manager. While there, he asked his accountant to deposit Rs 4.52 lakh in a bank at Ballard Pier.