MARGAO: An accused involved in cheating at least 129 people from Goa of Rs 3 crore through an investment chain was arrested by a team of Economic Offences Cell (EOC) from Thane in Maharashtra.
Anand Shivram Tambe, aged 49 years from Tiskgao, Kalyan East, Maharashtra, was traced in Thane-Maharashtra by the team headed by Prajyot S Fadte and formally placed him under arrest at Margao police station.
The accused Tambe was booked for the crime in 2012 under Section 420, 120-8 of IPC. He was wanted for last six years and was absconding. He was the representative of M/s Shine Multitrade (lndia) Pvt Ltd involved in cheating the investors in Goa and also in Maharashtra. The accused person was involved in the conspiracy for cheating around 129 investors to the tune of Rs 3 crore approximately in Goa.
Earlier, the police arrested Shine Multitrade MD Bhupsingh Bhanu (a native of Jaipur in Rajasthan), Akash Mattikop of Margao, Sanjay Amonkar of Malbhat, Bharad Shirodkar and Suraj Fatarpekar from Navelim, in the case. Currently, they are all out on bail.
Two accused directors of the company, namely, Shaan-E-Elahi from Ambedkar Nagar, New Delhi and Mohan Keshwani, from Malvia Nagar, Jaipur are still absconding.
The accused Tambe has been remanded in police custody for five days.
