SURAT: Police booked four diamond businessmen on Wednesday for allegedly cheating another diamond businessman of Rs 5.43 crore. The accused purchased rough diamonds from Belgium through the complainant in 2018 and 2019 but did not make the payments for it.
Police booked Deveraj Maniya, his brothers Dalsukh, Ashok and relative Dinesh for alleged cheating with Jivraj Dakhra, a resident of L H Road. The accused first developed contacts with Dakhra and after winning his trust they started buying rough diamonds through him.
The accused visited Belgium in November 2018 and made the first purchase through Dakhra of Rs 96 lakh. They later purchased rough diamonds in January and February 2019. Due to the credit period as per the business terms they were not required to make immediate payment.
When Dakhra asked for payments, the accused started threatening him. The accused threatened Dakhra that they will get him arrested in a criminal case. They also threatened to get him killed.
“The complainant alleged that the way the accused are refusing to pay him it could be a pre-planned cheating. After questioning of the accused we will get more details about the case,” said police.
