India, June 13 -- The police have launched a manhunt to trace a diamond broker on Wednesday, accused of duping a diamantaire of Rs.40 lakh. The accused who acquired the diamonds did not make the payment and later absconded, said a police officer.

According to the police, the diamond merchant, Manoj Amdavadi, 38, owns a diamond trading firm in Bharat Diamond Bourse in BKC. His sales executive, Dhirukrishna Shorewala, is responsible for placing and accepting orders from clients. The accused, Jaynish D, 40, got in touch with Shorewala in 2024. He used to place orders through a call and get the diamonds delivered to an address given by him. Initially, he was carrying out payments in time and gained Shorewala's trust. He placed four orders of...