Two transporters arrested for cheating 57 textile businessmen

SURAT: Two transporters were arrested for allegedly cheating close to 57 textile businessmen of Rs 35 lakh to Rs 40 lakh by taking delivery of their goods but not delivering them to the destined locations.The Salabatpura and Puna police stations had started an investigation after receiving several complaints of such cheating by textile traders over the last few months.Puna police arrested Sandip Sharma (35), a resident of Pramukh Aranya apartment in Gadodara and Chandrakant alias Bablu Singh (Raghuvanshi), 42, a resident of Utsav Residency in Dindoli. During primary investigation, police got to know that they run a transport business under the name United Express Pvt. Ltd and Alpi Parcel Agency and Apple Logistics. The accused used to sell the textile goods to some other persons and pocketed the money. Addressing reporters on Wednesday, police commissioner Ajay Tomar said that during a meeting with members of the city’s textile associations, police were told that businessmen who sent parcels through Care United Express Pvt. Ltd did not reach the buyers. One of the businessmen Harnath Patel (45), resident of Gadodara, filed a complaint with Puna police station, stating that he and eight other textile traders were cheated of nearly Rs 5 lakh with the same modus operandi.