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Lawyer nabbed in Mumbai in Rs 200 cr fake arbitration scam
Updated On: 25 August, 2024 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Mumbai cops bust plot to hijack Mehat’s Bliss Consultants as advocate files bogus affidavit in court
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Shivani and Ashish Kumar Mehta
The Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai police has arrested 34-year-old advocate Amit Chaurasiya from Bhayandar in connection with a R200-crore fake arbitration case involving Bliss Consultants. he fraudulent arbitration was initiated by Denron Rea IT company against Bliss Consultants’ owners, Ashesh and Shivangi Mehta. Chaurasiya is accused of appearing on behalf of Bliss Consultants and filing a fake affidavit in Pune’s Khed court, which led to the arbitration award of Rs 200 crore based on the NOC and affidavit he submitted. The Mehta couple, who filed a complaint through their sister, claim they never appointed Chaurasiya as their counsel and allege that the entire arbitration was fabricated with malicious intent to hijack their company.
During the investigation, officer Vijendra Dhurat discovered that the arbitration was fraudulent. As a result, a case was registered against Denron Rea IT Trade Pvt Ltd and its directors, identified as Hari Prasad Paswan, Rameshkumar Yadav, and another accused, Sabir Rafiq Khan, who appeared as the authorised signatory during the arbitration process in August 2022 at Pune’s Khed court.
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