A Congress office-bearer has been booked by Dharavi police for allegedly duping a jeweller of Rs 17.5 lakh. The complainant alleged that Mohan Singh Saini, general secretary of Mumbai Congress, took the money from him with the promise of high returns but used it to fund his son’s studies in Canada. Saini, however, claimed that he had taken the money for his son’s studies and was ready to return the same, but the complainant demanded exorbitant interest. He further said that the case was filed to defame him and tarnish his image. 

The complainant, Jitendra Khaire, in his statement to the police said he knew Saini for the past 19 years. In 2019, Saini allegedly told him that one of his friends worked for a company which offers good returns to investors and promised 6 per cent interest on investment.