Ahmedabad Man Booked For Posing As Granite Firm Partner, Diverting ₹47.28 Lakh
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A 33-year-old man has been booked by Sola High Court police for allegedly posing as a partner of an Ahmedabad granite trading firm, creating a bank account in the firm's name without its proprietor's knowledge and diverting ₹47.28 lakh in payments from an interior company.
Accused Allegedly Posed As Firm Partner
The accused, identified as Jay Kartikbhai Raval of Gandhinagar, was working as an agent for Himalaya Granite and earned commissions for bringing customers to the business, according to the complaint filed by proprietor Megha Agarwal.
The complaint states that Raval introduced the firm to DNM Interior, claiming the company needed tiles and granite for a project. Himalaya Granite subsequently supplied the materials on various dates, with invoices and consignment details shared with DNM Interior through WhatsApp.
Payment Diversion Came To Light Months Later
The alleged fraud came to light after Agarwal's mother-in-law died in March 2026. The family remained occupied with funeral-related responsibilities for two to three months and later discovered that payments for goods supplied to DNM Interior were still outstanding.
On August 7, Rahul Agarwal contacted DNM Interior proprietor Dharmeshbhai to seek payment. He was allegedly told that the outstanding amount had already been paid.
When the Agarwals checked their accounts and found no corresponding credit, Dharmeshbhai reportedly shared transaction details and WhatsApp correspondence with them.
₹47.28 Lakh Deposited Into Account
The complaint alleges that Raval had represented himself to DNM Interior as a partner of Himalaya Granite and instructed the company to deposit payments into a current account opened in the firm's name with IDBI Bank's Gota branch.
Police said the alleged firm was created using a business registration certificate but without GST registration.
Four payments were allegedly credited to the account:
- ₹19.38 lakh on February 17
- ₹10 lakh on March 10
- ₹7.89 lakh on April 4
- ₹10 lakh on July 2
The total amount allegedly diverted was ₹47.28 lakh.
Police Probe Bank Account, Communications
The complainant said that when the family approached the bank, they learnt that the account had allegedly been opened without their knowledge or consent.
Sola High Court police have registered a case against Raval and launched an investigation into the alleged creation of the firm, opening of the bank account and diversion of payments.
Police are examining bank records, communications between Raval and DNM Interior and other transactions linked to the account.
