After the Crime Branch's Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) recently arrested a 46-year-old man, Ali Aziz Madni, for allegedly extorting money from a woman in Bandra, an NRI from Singapore has approached it and claimed he cheated her, too. An FIR has not yet been registered and the Crime Branch is verifying her claims.

The woman, who is a textile designer, has alleged that Madni took cash and valuables worth over Rs 1 crore from her. She told mid-day, "I was introduced to Madni on Facebook by a common friend. This was around November 2016, before demonetisation. He claimed he was the director of a large beef exporting company. We chatted about business prospects and stayed in touch on WhatsApp and later met at parties."