Trader flees with diamonds worth ₹26 crore
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: A diamond trader from Malad has been booked by the Bandra Kurla Complex police in two separate First Information Reports for allegedly cheating two diamond traders of around ₹26 crore. “He took a 1685.92-carat cut and polished diamonds, princess cut fancy diamonds valued at around ₹21 crore in the first case,” said the police officer. In the second case, he took diamonds worth ₹4.49 crore from complainant, Nirav Parekh, proprietor of Aneri Jewellers Diamond Company, and his other friends who have offices in Bharat Diamond Bourse in BKC. “In the second case the accused had taken diamonds since October last year from Parekh and others three types of different company diamonds valued around ₹4.49 crore to sell but neither returned the diamonds nor gave the cash,” said the police officer.