Mumbai: The Ghatkopar police on Monday arrested former president of Mumbai Dabbawala Association Subhash Talekar on the charges of an alleged loan fraud.
Confirming the arrest, Nitin Alaknure senior inspector of Ghatkopar police station stated, the accused was taken into custody from his village Pune and he will be made just before the Vikhroli magistrate court on Tuesday,”.
In February final year, an offence was registered at the Ghatkopar police station on the behest of an additional Dabbawala association. As per the accusation, Talekar and couple of workplace bearers of an additional dabbawala association allegedly cheated 22 dabbawalas by taking loans in their name by promising to provide moped.
Following the complaint an offence of cheating, criminal breach of trust and widespread intention of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at the Ghatkopar police station. Police are at present on the appear out of other accused in the case.