Rajasthan Duo Held For Duping Mumbai Chemical Supplier Of ₹17.65 Lakh Using Fake UPI Receipts, Forged IDs And A Fictitious Firm
Mumbai: In a cross-state operation, police have arrested two men from Rajasthan for allegedly cheating a Borivali-based chemical supplier out of ₹17.65 lakh by using counterfeit payment receipts. The accused, identified as Lalit Bisnoi, 26, and Vikas Bisnoi, 19, both residents of Dangiyawas village near Jodhpur, reportedly posed as representatives of a fictitious firm called Ramdev Industries.…
Two men from Rajasthan, Lalit Bisnoi and Vikas Bisnoi, have been arrested by Mumbai police for allegedly defrauding a chemical supplier in Borivali of ₹17.65 lakh. The suspects, aged 26 and 19 respectively, were residents of Dangiyawas village near Jodhpur. They allegedly posed as representatives of a fictitious firm named Ramdev Industries.
The duo made fraudulent UPI payments using counterfeit receipts, forged identity documents, and fake phonePe screenshots. They ordered 62 barrels of ethyl acetate and 7 barrels of mixed xylene, which are chemicals potentially linked to illicit drug manufacturing. The fraud was discovered on July 27 when the supplier, Nirmit Ajmera, noticed that his account had not received the expected credit.
He reported the incident to the police on August 13, leading to a joint investigation between Mumbai's North Zone-2 team and Jodhpur's East division. Undercover officers posed as locals to trace the suspects, who were eventually arrested while attempting to leave their village. The accused do not have links to the Bishnoi gang but are believed to be involved in procuring industrial solvents for drug syndicates.
Authorities are probing the method used to generate convincing UPI messages and expect more arrests as the investigation expands across multiple states.
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