India, Nov. 3 -- Two large-scale frauds at the Karanja Fishing Port, Uran, involving exporters from Gujarat and Mumbai who allegedly cheated local fishermen and traders of fish worth nearly Rs.1 crore, were recently unearthed after a fish trader filed a complaint with the police. The police registered separate FIRs against seven people on Saturday.

The complainant, Amrit Vasant Koli, 36, is a fish trader from Navapada, Karanja. Koli sources fish from local fishers and supplies it to export firms. According to the FIRs, Koli was duped by two export companies, whose representatives reportedly placed an order for large quantities of fish but allegedly did not make the promised payments even after delivery.

The first case involves a Mumbai-...