**Major Fraud and Money Laundering Case Registered by Cuffe Parade Police**
The Cuffe Parade Police have registered a significant fraud and money laundering case involving forged signatures, fake directorships, and fraudulent bank accounts. The case has been filed under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The accused in the case include Vivek Balwantrai Batra, Priyanka Vivek Batra (resident of Gulburg Building, Malabar Hill), Nirav Kishor Tak (resident of Vasant Kunj, Thane), Rakesh Suresh Shenoy (resident of Malad West), and Ajit Kumar Kripashankar Mishra (resident of Panvel, Raigad). The complainant, Prakash Singh Prem Singh Rana (55), residing in Arjun Nagar, Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi, reported that the offences occurred from September 7, 2023, and continue to date.
According to police sources, Vivek Batra in 2017 allegedly obtained photocopies of the complainant’s Aadhaar and PAN card under the pretext of opening a Provident Fund account. Using these documents, Batra fraudulently appointed the complainant as a director in two companies – ARJ Impex Pvt. Ltd. and Malik Hospitality Services Ltd.
Investigators revealed that Batra, along with forged signatures, opened current accounts at HDFC Bank’s Woodhouse branch in Colaba under these company names. Later, the complainant was illegally removed from the directorship through fabricated resignation letters.
Police suspect that Vivek Batra, in collusion with Priyanka Batra, Nirav Tak, Rakesh Shenoy, HDFC Bank employee Ajit Kumar Mishra, and others, laundered crores of rupees through these fraudulent bank accounts.
The investigation is ongoing as authorities delve deeper into the network behind this elaborate fraud and money laundering scheme.
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