Kapil Sharma records statement before police in Chhabria case ROZANA SPOKESMAN
Updated Jan 7, 2021, 5:55 pm IST
Comedian Kapil Sharma appeared before the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday to record his statement in connection
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Mumbai: Comedian Kapil Sharma appeared before the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday to record his statement in connection with alleged cheating and forgery case against car designer Dilip Chhabria, an official said.
The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Mumbai police had unearthed a major DC Avanti car financing and forgery scam and arrested Chhabria in the case last month.
Kapil Sharma During the investigation, it came to light that comedian Kapil Sharma had also been allegedly duped. He showed willingness to share information in connection with the case. Accordingly, he appeared before the CIU on Thursday to record his statement, the official said.
Accordingly, he appeared before the CIU on Thursday to record his statement, the official said.
The alleged scam came to light when the police seized a DC Avanti, a sports-car manufactured by Dilip Chhabria Design Pvt Ltd, in south Mumbai on a tip-off that its registration number was bogus.
The car s owner produced documents which were found to be genuine and showed that it was registered at Chennai.
However, another car with same engine and chassis number was found to be registered in Haryana, police had said.
The probe revealed that loans averaging Rs 42 lakh per car were availed by Dilip Chhabria Design Pvt Ltd for DC Avantis manufactured by it in the name of bogus customers, it said.
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Car designer Dilip Chhabria s firm is suspected to have cheated several finance companies by obtaining loans fraudulently, the city police said on Tuesday. The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai crime branch arrested Chhabria on Monday evening.
The alleged scam came to light when the police seized a DC Avanti, a sports-car manufactured by Dilip Chhabria Design Pvt Ltd, in south Mumbai on a tip-off that its registration number was bogus. The car s owner produced documents which were found to be genuine and showed that it was registered at Chennai.