After a South Mumbai-based diamond trader approached the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police and filed a complaint against an agent, who cheated him of diamonds worth Rs 1.97 crore, the cops launched a search operation for the accused.

According to the complaint, the victim, who runs an office in Bharat Diamond Bourse, BKC, met the accused through a common friend last year. Soon they became friends and the accused managed to convince him about a profitable sale deal for his diamonds.