The Oshiwara police on Wednesday apprehended the member of a gang operating a fake packing and moving business. The arrested accused, Sagar Chavan, hails from Kandivli. He and his two accomplices decamped with an Andheri-based family’s belongings worth over R7 lakh after the family hired them for their move to Hyderabad. Police sources said the other two accused are still at large.

The incident

Veena Kartik Singh, 43, runs an NGO named Kaam. She secured some projects in Hyderabad which necessitated for her to move there with her family. Singh found the contact of the accused through an online platform. The gang was listed as ‘DLH All India Transport and Moving Company’ and had provided a contact number. The scheme’s alleged mastermind is Vikas Singh.