India, Dec. 28 -- The Bandra police on Friday booked a 44-year-old luxury car dealer for allegedly cheating an Andheri-based businessman of Rs.78.64 lakh by luring him into a partnership in the business of buying and selling imported second-hand luxury cars. The complainant, Kalam Binani, 66, alleged that the accused, Mohammed Ali Furniturewala, continued to default and delay his payments under various pretexts, ultimately cheating him of the entire amount.

Binani, who runs a cloth import business, told the police that he met Furniturewala through his nephew in 2016. According to the police complaint, Furniturewala introduced himself as a major dealer in imported luxury cars and offered Binani a partnership, promising him a 50% share in ...