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THE Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Thursday registered a case of cheating and forgery against two employees of Tata Sky DTH for allegedly cheating the company of Rs 7.68 crore over a four-year period by producing fake invoices and bills. The accused were named by company officials in their complaint to the EOW.
According to EOW officers, the two accused have been identified as Jaffar Bootwala and Nitesh Barbhaiya. While Bootwala is a marketing manager, Barbhaiya is an executive.
Additional Commissioner of Police (EOW) Rajvardhan confirmed that an FIR had been registered in the case. “We have received a formal complaint from the organisation. Our investigations are on,” he said. EOW sources said the fraud came to light when a supplier approached the organisation and complained that a Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) entry had been made in his income tax returns.
“Tata Sky began probing the complaint and an internal audit was ordered. When the audit report came out, it was learnt that the organisation was swindled of Rs 7.68 crore and that fake invoices and bills for supply of products had been passed on as genuine. Officials of Tata Sky then found out that the duo was responsible for the fraud. They approached us and we registered a case,” said an officer, requesting anonymity.
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According to EOW officers, the two accused have been identified as Jaffar Bootwala and Nitesh Barbhaiya. While Bootwala is a marketing manager, Barbhaiya is an executive.
Additional Commissioner of Police (EOW) Rajvardhan confirmed that an FIR had been registered in the case. “We have received a formal complaint from the organisation. Our investigations are on,” he said. EOW sources said the fraud came to light when a supplier approached the organisation and complained that a Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) entry had been made in his income tax returns.
“Tata Sky began probing the complaint and an internal audit was ordered. When the audit report came out, it was learnt that the organisation was swindled of Rs 7.68 crore and that fake invoices and bills for supply of products had been passed on as genuine. Officials of Tata Sky then found out that the duo was responsible for the fraud. They approached us and we registered a case,” said an officer, requesting anonymity.
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