Kerala native ‘cheated of Rs 2 cr’ after fraudsters make him ‘buy’ footwear showroom in Bengaluru

A 65-year-old businessman from Kerala was allegedly cheated of Rs 2 crore after fraudsters made him “purchase” a footwear showroom situated at a prime location in Bengaluru’s Brigade Road, police said.

The victim, Kerala native P M Abdul Lahir Hasan, is a resident of Langford town in Bengaluru. He filed a complaint with the police after he discovered that the man who claimed to be the showroom’s owner had been lying to him.

The police identified the accused as Mohammed Hafeez, Umar Farooq, Akshay Thomas and Umrean Nabil. According to police sources, Nabil claimed to be the building’s owner, Hafeez played the role of mediator, the money was transferred to Farooq and Thomas claimed to be Hafeez’s business partner.