Navi Mumbai doctor couple accused of duping medical shop owner of Rs 1.27 Crore
Thane: A Navi Mumbai-based doctor couple has been booked for allegedly cheating a medical shop owner of Rs 1.27 crore after they offered him a pharmacy space at their establishment back in 2013.
Police said that based on a complaint, a case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the NRI police station on Saturday against Dr Dhaval Khanayalal Derashri and his wife, Dr Lata Derashri, and one Khanayalal Derashri.
According to a PTI report, the complainant has alleged that the accused, who owned a hospital in the Seawoods area of Navi Mumbai, offered him a pharmacy at their establishment in 2013 and took Rs 49 lakh from him, he said.
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The couple also purchased medicines worth Rs 48 lakh and never paid him, and they allegedly borrowed Rs 30 lakh and failed to return the sum, the official said.
The matter is being investigated and no arrests have been made so far, he added.
