After two years, Bandra police traced and arrested a car dealer on Wednesday (August 13) for allegedly cheating a businessman and fleeing with a luxury Mercedes-Benz car. The vehicle has been recovered, but it was found in a completely damaged state on Saturday, said police.

The complainant, Jay Ashok Talreja, a Bandra resident who runs a business in new and resale cars, alleged that the accused, Sajid Shaikh from Navi Mumbai, also in the second-hand car trade, duped him in 2023.  “I have been dealing in old and new vehicles in Bandra for many years. In 2023, Shaikh contacted me to purchase a second-hand Mercedes. I quoted him Rs 30 lakh, and he agreed. He sent a man to pick up the car but never paid me,” Talreja told mid-day.

Jay Talreja