MUMBAI, May 14 -- A man posing as a charted accounted (CA) was booked on Monday for allegedly cheating a 40-year-old Lalbaug resident with a lucrative investment opportunity requiring him to purchase 11 cars. The victim was cheated to the tune of Rs.2.4 crore between August 2023 and February 2024. The complainant, Suhas Mestri, works in a public charitable trust. He was looking for stable investment options in 2023 when his friend, Harshal Gangurde, introduced him to the accused, Rahul Shah, a CA. Shah suggested that Mestri buy cars and rent them out to various diplomats and leaders visiting the city from New Delhi. These visitors stayed in hotels that he claimed to have contacts with, and the hotels were willing to pay good rentals for cars, said a police officer. Shah promised to pay rent as well as EMIs. A few months later, Mestri's calls to Shah went unanswered. He began paying the EMIs for 11 cars and two laptops. Not knowing where his cars were or if he could ever recover them, he filed a complaint with the Kalachowki police station. "We suspect Shah is not a CA and are investigating," the officer said.Vinay Dalvi...