PANAJI
The Crime Branch on Friday arrested a businessman, Hafeez Kudroli, who is accused of defrauding his father-in-law Abdul Lahir Hasan of Rs 108 crore in the UAE.
The arrest comes after Lahir filed a complaint with the Goa Police alleging that the money was swindled based on the forged letters prepared in Goa.
Kudroli who is also a civil contractor and his accomplice, Akshay Thomas Vaidian, are named as accused in the First Information Report (FIR) registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act. However, in a setback to the police, the accused was granted bail by the Ponda Court.
“Kudroli was arrested in Bengaluru and brought to Goa for investigation. Though he has been granted bail, the Court has specifically directed him to appear before the Crime Branch for interrogation over the next five days,” an officer, who accompanied the team to Karnataka, said.
As per the investigation so far, Kudroli reportedly duped the family through false property deals, impersonation, and forged documents since marrying the victim’s daughter in 2017.
