Mumbai: BMW firm officials booked for towing customer's car containing valuables

Mandavias BMW X5 that was towed away illegally by officials from the financial services firmMonths after a theft complaint was registered at the Santacruz police station against officials of BMW India Financial Services Pvt Ltd for towing away a customers vehicle containing expensive watches and cash without intimating him the police have recorded the statement of an accused in the caseComplainant Siddharth MandaviaThis theft complaint has been added in an existing case Mandavia is embroiled in with the financial services firm since 2016 for maladjustment of the EMI amount he was paying for one of the cars he had bought from them The statement of accused Milan Murundkar an employee of the accused firm was recorded on January 30 Shantanu Pawar senior inspector Santacruz police station confirmed the development and said they have summoned the other accusedThe towing incident occurred on November 20 2017 Four days ago on November 16 the complainant businessman Siddharth Mandavia had left his BMW M5 with his friend Uzair Ansari as he was going out of town The luxury car had two Rolex watches and Rs 830 lakh in cash and Mandavia and asked him to keep them safely He was going to return to Mumbai on November 23 and take the car backBefore Ansari could take the valuables in his safe custody people from BMW India Financial Services came to his home around 1030 pm and towed the car away which contained the valuables without taking the keys On November 29 2017 Mandavia gave a written complaint to Santacruz police station about the theft of the car cash and two Rolex watches Ansari has also filed an affidavit in court alleging the car was taken illegally with the valuablesMandavia alleged the car was towed without any court order or advance notice to him or to the police and is a completely illegal act He further alleged that the company told him they did not find any cash or valuables inside the car He said if theyd towed it away without the keys how did they open it and checked his cash and belongings midday has the inventory copy which says that the car was towed without its keysIn November 2009 L Manohar a salesman at the prestigious Concorde Car showroom on Hosur Road Bangalore cheated six customers of lakhs of rupees Manohar had also been cheating his employers by booking cars on the company name and selling them at a premium without the knowledge of his seniorsCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates