The Juhu police have arrested a man who is part of a gang that cheated a Mumbai businessman by posing as officers of the Department Of Basic Education, Uttar Pradesh. The businessman was cheated of Rs 48.6 lakh which he paid to receive a tender worth Rs 32 crore to provide furniture for schools in Uttar Pradesh.

The police arrested Abhishek Kumar Ajay Nigam and are on the lookout for his accomplices Sanjay Singh, Sanjay Tiwari, Vivek Jaiswal and Angel Gupta. They are accused of posing as government officials from UP and defrauding the businessman. According to police sources, the 40-year-old businessman operates from an office at Lakshmi Industrial Estate in Andheri West. His company has been involved in procuring bulk orders for furniture through tenders and retail furniture sales since 1967.