Mumbai Crime: 57-Year-Old Mulund Businessman Duped Of ₹68.34 Lakh In Fake Government Tender Scam; 2 Booked

Mumbai: A businessman from Mulund was allegedly cheated of ₹68.34 lakh by two individuals who promised him a government tender for supplying automatic fire extinguisher machines. The Mulund Police have registered a case against Munnavar Azimkhan Pathan, 64, and a woman identified only as Rajput in connection with the scam.

According to the complaint, the complainant, Subramanian Tirur Krishnan, 57, a resident of PK Road in Mulund West, and runs a television channel marketing business under the name Globestar Enterprises. In April 2021, Krishnan learned about the Redmatic brand of automatic fire extinguisher machines through a friend, Gurprasad Rao from Hyderabad.

These machines were said to be manufactured by Taurus Enterprises, a company co-owned by accused Pathan, which a factory based in Ahmednagar. The distribution of these machines was managed by Showa Traders, a company based in Waluj MIDC, Aurangabad, owned by Mrunal Midya.

On April 29, 2021, Pathan met Krishnan in Mumbai and introduced himself as the partner and marketing head of Taurus Enterprises, claiming he had strong contacts and could secure tenders through the Public Works Department (PWD) across several districts. Enticed by the opportunity, Krishnan was asked to make advance payments to initiate the tender process.

To win these tenders, Pathan allegedly took ₹46.04 lakh via bank transfers and ₹22.30 lakh in cash from Krishnan. He also introduced him to a woman named Rajput, claiming she was a member of the tender approval committee in New Delhi. Rajput allegedly demanded ₹5 lakh for processing the tender documents and facilitating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

However, no tenders were secured, and neither Pathan nor Rajput returned the money. Realizing he had been duped, Krishnan filed a complaint with the Mulund Police.

The alleged fraud took place between June 4, 2021, and June 4, 2022. Based on the complaint, a case has been registered under Sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). An investigation is currently underway.

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