Thug-couple booked by Gorwa police for cheating 15 and more vehicle-owners

A thug couple from the Gorwa area in Vadodara lured vehicle-owners who were in search of business by asking them to put their vehicles in the company and then sold them. The couple committed a fraud of Rs 55.75 lakh with the owners of 15 vehicles who lost even the fare too. Police have registered the case after the owners have lodged a complaint against the thug couple.

According to a complaint lodged at the Gorwa Police Station, Rakesh Seth had rented his four-wheeler for school as well as for other work to support his family. In February 2021, he was informed that Raj Mohammad alias Pappu Mehboob Sheikh, who lives near Gorwa Jorawar Pir Dargah, hires vehicles on a lease agreement and offers good monthly rent.

Meanwhile, Rakesh Seth approached Raj Mohammad to lend his car for renting purposes. Raj took his commission from the rental amount received from the companies and paid regular rent to all the car owners. Trusting his words Rakesh Seth came to him and on 2-3-2021 and signed a lease agreement in the name of Anisha alias Nimisha Solanki, wife of Raj Mohammad, and gave Rakesh’s WagonR car a monthly rent of Rs. 20,000. Apart from this, Rakesh Seth also gave his second Eeco-car.

Rakesh Seth then demanded the rent of two of his rented cars and the thugs started making excuses. When he asked them to return the vehicles Raj and his wife Anisha said that they had given the vehicles to someone else. They lured him in the name of getting him a good fare and did not pay the amount as well the vehicles were not returned.

According to a complaint lodged at the Gorwa police station, the thugs besides Rakeshbhai Seth asked Jigar Mahendrabhai Patil, Umesh Ramavadh Tripathi, Poonam Naginbhai Prajapati, Nitesh Mohanbhai Vasava, Rakesh Singh Bharatsinh Thakor, Maheshgiri Ramgiri Mahant, Advocate Ahmed Aziz Ahmed Pathan, Pathikkumar Bhagwandas Parmar, Rekha Jagdishbhai Chavda, Mahesh Rathwa, Kamlesh Chhaganbhai Chauhan, Biraj Jayantibhai Desai, Suyor Rikeshbhai Tillu and Kamlesh Ramsingh Vasava to pay a high fare by renting vehicles. However, the couple swindled Rs 55.75 lakh by swindling their vehicles and don’t even pay the rent.

Gorwa Police on the basis of a complaint lodged by 15 vehicle owners including Rakesh Seth, booked the thug couple Raj Mohammad and his wife Nimisha for fraud and cheating.