Surat-Mumbai traders cheated of 80 crores, Gathio fled abroad with family

Fraud News: According to information received from CID Crime sources, Subir Atmaprakash Batra, a resident of Vesu, Surat, does textile export business in the name of Batra International, Lakshmi Exports and Bharti Creations in Ashirwad Industrial Society behind Bheestan Safari Complex. In the year 2011 two buyers Prakash Dharmaraj Bahirwani and Ramji came to his office from Saudi Arabia. Subirbhai started business with Prakash, who used to do business of buying textile from India in Arab countries, while other family members were handling the business in India while he was abroad, they talked about doing business together in countries including Iran, Iraq and Dubai and also took responsibility for Samsair payment.

Prakash Subirbhai used to make the payment within 10 to 15 days of the goods being exported. However, he never disclosed the name, contact number or email ID of the trader or company who bought the goods. Then in the year 2016, Prakash did not pay Rs 72 crore and asked to stop without any clear reason. The latter suddenly threatened him. Meanwhile, Subirbhai came to know that Prakash Bahirwani used to order goods abroad in the name of Kagi agent, but he himself used to sell it in the name of other people. Not only this, seven other exporters from Surat and Mumbai also did not pay for the goods ordered by them.

After repeated requests by Subirbhai that he is not in a position to pay the huge amount of Rs 72 crore received by Subirbhai, Prakash came to Surat on 17 October 2016 and settled for Rs 53.47 crore. He also did not pay. Prakash prepared and mailed a fake telegraphic transfer of payment to Subirbhai and others. Thus, based on the application filed by Subirbhai, CID Crime has registered a case of fraud of a total of Rs. 80,01,64,108 against Prakash and his wife, daughter and his brother who committed fraud in eight exports from Surat to Mumbai including textile exports from Surat and started investigation. Initial investigation by CID Crime has revealed that the family has fled abroad.