Small-time actor Feroz Abbasi (51) and his aide, Mushir Khan, were arrested by the Khar (Bombay) police on 15th August for cheating a businessman of Rs. 7.2 lakh under the pretext of getting him a loan of Rs. 1 crore. The two were held under IPC sections for cheating and forgery and section 120B for criminal conspiracy. The police is on the lookout for another of their accomplice, Dhiren Gajaria.
The police suspect that the trio cheated more people with similar requirements. Kunal Soratia, who runs a security firm, wanted a loan of Rs. 10 crore in 2016. He met Dhiren and Mushir, who told him to pay Rs. 18.5 lakh, which he did. Later, Dhiren introduced Soratia to Feroz Abbasi who claimed that he was a film producer and the cousin of a superstar. Abbasi told Soratia to pay Rs. 10 lakh as advance interest on a loan of Rs. 1 crore. Soratia paid Rs. 7.2 lakh via NEFT. Feroz and Mushir gave him two cheques of Rs. 25 lakh and Rs. 75 lakh but told him not to deposit them till further instructions.