A businessman from Gujarat has filed a complaint with the Dindoshi police alleging that he was duped of Rs 1 crore in a bogus investment scam operated through a fake Angadia office in Mumbai. 

According to the complainant, 48, the fraud took place nearly two months ago when he met a man named Shakeel Ahmed in Kolkata who introduced him to a supposed investor, Devendra Gowda, who promised to invest Rs 1.8 crore in his company.

The accused, however, asked the victim to first deposit Rs 1 crore at an Angadia firm (informal courier and cash transfer service) in Malad to demonstrate financial credibility.