A 55-year-old suspect who had fled to Singapore after being booked in a Rs 3.5 crore cheating case was arrested by Azad Maidan police on Wednesday. The suspect identified as Hem Shah was detained by the immigration officials at Ahmedabad airport on August 13 owing to a lookout circular (LOC) that had been issued in 2019. Immigration officials informed the Azad Maidan police which then took custody of Shah from the immigration officials at Ahmedabad airport.

According to the Azad Maidan police, the case was filed by Sharadkumar Kejriwal in 2019 on behalf of his private firm, alleging that Shah duped them out of Rs 3.5 crore. Kejriwal claimed that through Shah, they had ordered brass and copper from two private firms. However, upon delivery at their godown in Panvel, they were shocked to receive cement packets. As Kejriwal’s office was located in south Mumbai under the jurisdiction of the Azad Maidan police, he filed an FIR against Shah, a foreign national residing in Indonesia identified as Ramendra, two private firms and the transport company, alleging that all parties conspired to cheat him to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore.