Mumbai: BJP MLA Ameet Satam has filed a police complaint against an unidentified person for allegedly attempting fraud in his name. According to the complaint, the accused reportedly contacted a man claiming to represent the MLA and requested a transfer of Rs 25,862 to a bank account.
Satam stated he does not know the person who made the request. Based on his complaint, police registered an FIR at the Juhu police station on April 17 for cheating.
According to the FIR, on April 17 around 8:00pm, Satam received a call from his acquaintance, Chaitanya Naik, who said he had received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number. The sender, identifying himself as Sehgal, claimed to be speaking on behalf of Satam and shared bank details of Indian Overseas Bank, with the account name listed as IEC University Bhopal. The same person later called Naik via WhatsApp and requested a transfer of Rs 25,862, allegedly for educational purposes.
In his complaint, the MLA clarified that no one named Sehgal worked in his office, and the mobile number used by the fraudster did not belong to his team. He stated that the individual used his name with the intent to tarnish his image and that the person acted dishonestly with the intention to cheat.
The police have registered a case against the unidentified individual under Section 318(2) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with a relevant section of the Information Technology Act.
