Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Eight Arrested in Rs 1 Crore Rice Mill Fraud in Gondia
A rice mill owner in Gondia was tricked into buying rice at a low price.
He gave the sellers one crore rupees, but never received the rice.
The sellers had promised the rice would be delivered the next day.
The owner realized he had been tricked when the rice didn't arrive and reported to the police.
Police arrested eight people involved in the scheme, who had pretended to be rice traders to get his money.
A rice mill owner in Gondia was defrauded of Rs 1 crore.
The owner was promised rice at a low price.
The owner paid Rs 1 crore to the accused.
The promised rice was never delivered.
Eight people have been arrested in connection with the fraud.
- Who
- Eight individuals and rice mill owner Virendrakumar Radheshyam Lilhare
- What
- A rice mill owner was defrauded of Rs 1 crore in a fake rice deal.
- When
- Complaint was lodged on September 23, arrests made on Friday, September 26.
- Where
- Gondia, Maharashtra
- Why
- Accused promised low-priced rice to the owner, took his money and did not deliver.
- Victim
- Virendrakumar Radheshyam Lilhare, rice mill owner
- Amount Duped
- Rs 1 crore
- Location
- Gondia, Maharashtra
- Accused
- Eight people arrested
- Modus Operandi
- Promise of low-priced rice, failure to deliver
- Date of Complaint
- September 23