India, Nov. 13 -- Three people from Rajasthan have allegedly duped a Panvel-based businessman of over Rs.2.75 crore under the pretext of supplying 600 iPhones for export. The Panvel City police have booked them for cheating the trader on Tuesday.

The complainant, Vishal Sachdev Tyagi, 49, is a trader. According to the police, on August 14, he had placed an order for 600 iPhones from a Jaipur-based firm, owned and managed by the accused persons - Pushpapuri Laxmanpuri Goswami, a resident of Bhilwara, Abdul Jamalludin Shamim, and Aman Abdul Shamim, both from Panchyawala, Jaipur; and Waseem Ahmed, the company's manager, whose full address remains unknown.

Between August and November 2025, Tyagi paid an advance payment of Rs.2,75,57,079 for...