Archive · 3 Jul 2025
Businessman Birju Salla Arrested in Ahmedabad Fraud Case
A businessman named Birju Salla was arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly tricking a jeweler out of a large amount of gold, silver, and diamonds, totaling about 12.77 crore rupees.
He had taken the items, promising to sell them, but didn't pay the jeweler.
Salla was also previously involved in a 2017 case where he was accused of placing a hijack threat note on a plane, though he was later cleared of this charge.
Authorities are also investigating his involvement in a Ponzi scheme in Maharashtra, and he's currently being questioned.
Mumbai businessman Birju Salla was arrested in Ahmedabad.
Salla is accused of defrauding a jeweler of Rs 12.77 crore.
He was arrested from a five-star hotel in Ahmedabad.
Salla was previously convicted in a 2017 aircraft hijack threat case, but later acquitted.
He is also wanted in a Ponzi scam in Maharashtra.
- Who
- Birju Salla, a Mumbai businessman.
- What
- Birju Salla was arrested for defrauding a jeweler.
- When
- Arrest occurred on Wednesday.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- Why
- Wanted for defrauding a jeweler and involvement in a Ponzi scheme.
- Suspect
- Birju Salla
- Location of Arrest
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Accusation
- Defrauding a jeweler of Rs 12.77 crore
- Previous Conviction
- Anti-Hijacking Act (later acquitted)
- Previous Case
- Ponzi scam in Maharashtra
- Jeweler's Complaint
- Shailesh Jain
- Items Taken
- Gold, silver, diamonds
