MUMBAI, 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 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 the profits if he invested in the venture. When Binani said he had no experience in the used-car business, the accused allegedly assured him an additional return of 1% per month on the invested amount, apart from the profit share. Furniturewala then asked him to pay Rs.1 lakh in cash as an initial amount, the complaint said. Binani told the police that between 2016 and 2019, he paid a total of Rs.78.64 lakh to Furniturewala. When he asked about his share of the profits, Furniturewala allegedly kept delaying the payment. When Binani followed up in 2017, Furniturewala gave him an old BMW car, which he claimed was worth Rs.47 lakh, along with a letterhead describing the vehicle. A week later he took the car back, saying he had found a buyer and would repay Binani from the sale proceeds. Later, when Binani asked about his money, Furniturewala allegedly told him the BMW deal had fallen through. In March 2019, when Binani visited the accused's office, Furniturewala admitted that he owed him Rs.78.64 lakh. He asked Binani to deposit the cheque he had issued after filling in the due amount. However, when the cheque was deposited on April 8, 2019, it was rejected due to a signature mismatch. "Based on the application, we have registered an FIR and are verifying the transactions," said the police....