LAWYER BOOKED FOR CHEATING 72 PEOPLE OF ₹1.68CR

MUMBAI: The sessions court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to a lawyer booked, along with others, for allegedly cheating 72 people to the tune of ₹1.68 crore under the pretext of helping them get homes that were attached by banks at low prices.

The accused, Saheb Husain Shaikh, a practicing lawyer was allegedly employed with Patil Diligents, a law firm accused of having cheated around 72 people for ₹1.68 crores by offering them houses sealed / attached by banks for non-repayment of loans.

It was alleged that all accused who worked at the firm had created a fake identity while Shaikh identified himself as one advocate Prashant Bansal.

In his defence, Shaikh contended that he had never visited the said firm.

The prosecution, on the other hand, argued that identity of Bansal had remained a mystery for them hence the charge sheet in the case was filed showing Bansal as one of the absconders.