India, Jan. 23 -- The Kasturba Marg police have booked a jeweller and some of his relatives, including his wife and father, for allegedly cheating a 52-year-old businessman and his friends of Rs.5.10 crore by luring them to invest in online trading of gold and diamonds.

According to the complainant, businessman Vishwamani Matamani Tiwari, he resided in Thakur Complex in Kandivali East prior to 2023, where he met Nitesh Shantilal Mehta, a jeweller.

In January 2023, Shantilal Mehta and his wife Mukta invited Tiwari to their jewellery shop and told him that they operated a commodity trading site that dealt with gold, silver, and diamonds. They also urged Tiwari to invest through their store, Monica Jewellery, and assured him of at least 40...