Farhan Akhtar’s family driver booked for Rs 12 lakh fuel fraud, uses actor’s cards to siphon funds - Reports

Farhan Akhtar’s mother, Honey Irani’s driver, Naresh Singh, 35, and a petrol pump employee near Bandra Lake, Arun Singh, 52, have been implicated in a police case. Singh used Akhtar’s fuel cards to fill Irani’s cars but only swiped the cards at the pump. Arun Singh then handed cash to Naresh Singh after keeping his portion from the transaction.Reportedly, on October 1, Honey Irani’s manager, Diya Bhatia, 36, filed a complaint with the Bandra police, accusing Singh and a petrol pump employee of cheating them out of Rs 12 lakh. The FIR states that while reviewing the fuel accounts, Bhatia noticed that a Maruti car, which has a diesel capacity of 35 liters, was recorded as having been filled with 621 liters.As per the report, Bhatia asked Singh about the fuel cards, but his answers were not clear. He said he used only one card for petrol and diesel. When Bhatia checked, she found that Singh had used three cards, all in Akhtar’s name. She also found that Singh bought oil for a car that was sold seven years ago. Later, Singh admitted to cheating during a meeting with Trani.In 2022, Singh admitted to receiving three fuel cards from Santosh Kumar, who used to be Akhtar’s driver. He regularly used these cards at the SV Road petrol pump near Bandra Lake, where he collaborated with an employee. Instead of actually buying fuel every time, Singh would swipe the cards and receive cash back, after the employee deducted between Rs 1,000 and 1,500 as their share.A legal case has been filed under Sections 318 (Criminal Breach of Trust), 418 (Cheating), and 3(5) (General Provisions) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.