MARGAO: The Nigerian who was arrested on Friday for cheating a Fatorda local had duped several other people, including a Margao gadaa owner and home appliance sellers. His landlord and another man also complained to Margao police that he allegedly owned them money.
The gadaa owner claimed that he had been duped of Rs 8,000. He stated that Saleh came to his shop in a car that had ‘FC Goa’ written on it. Saleh asked for costly cigarettes and promised to pay later, to which the gadaa owner agreed. A few days later, Saleh asked him for money on the pretext that he was going bankrupt.
He also promised the victim that he would return the money when he (Saleh) was financially stable.
“The Nigerian even brought his family to Margao and was taking them around in a Swift car (ending 4818). The vehicle belongs to a car dealer who is well-known in town,” said the gadaa owner, adding that Saleh had vanished for three to four months after his credits crossed Rs 7,000. The gadaa owner later saw a news clip of Saleh’s arrest and approached the police on Saturday.
Police informed that Saleh had also duped home appliance sellers, from whom he had bought ACs, TVs and others appliances. As soon as his face was flashed on news channels and reports, his victims lodged complaints of cheating at the police station.
A man who had allegedly rented his house to Saleh also complained that Saleh had not paid rent of Rs 10,000, while another man claimed that the Nigerian owed him Rs 5,000.
Margao police arrested Saleh on Friday for posing as an FC Goa member and swindling a Fatorda resident of Rs 4.25 lakh. He was remanded to three-day police custody.
