PUNE-BASED BIZMAN HELD FOR CHEATING

A Pune-based businessman was arrested by the Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) police for cheating a citybased businessman of `3.6 crore by promising bail in a case under the Explosive Substances Act and ensuring that he would not get in trouble. The accused, Kapil Rajendra Kumar Baheti, director of firms such as Kapil Sons Trading at Pune, Rahul Agency at Dhule, Arun Murugan Explosives at Karur of Tamil Nadu, Laxmi Traders in Pali, and Rajasthan Explosives and Chemicals Ltd at Dholpur, Rajashtan, was arrested at Pune and brought to the city.

The complainant, Raj Kumar, a city-based businessman who deals in explosives, was arrested by the RGI Airport police in 2019 for transporting ammonia without permission. Kapil, an acquaintance, offered to help Raj Kumar secure bail and took `60 lakh through a hawala agent. For closing the case, he demanded `2 crore.

Meanwhile, the Special Operation Team of the Rachakonda police raided a godown belonging to Raj Kumar at Bhongir and registered a case. The same day, a consignment belonging to him was intercepted at Raipur in Chhattisgarh.

Taking advantage of this, Kapil told Raj Kumar that he has to pay more money to get out of the cases, and also that the Bihar police was inquiring about his businesses in the state.

Police said Raj Kumar later realised that Kapil was not helping him and cut off contact. But Kapil took him to Bihar where he managed to arrange meetings with senior police officials in the Bihar Anti-Terrorist Squad and some politicians. Raj Kumar paid more money through hawala, and then lodged a complaint after receiving threatening calls from Kapil who sought more money.