Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Man impersonates investment expert, cheats couple out of Rs 90 lakh
A man named Arunava Mukherjee was arrested for cheating a couple.
He pretended to be an investment expert and gained their trust.
He then took ₹90 lakh from them by saying they would be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate if they didn't pay.
He gave them a fake demand draft for ₹64 lakh, and the couple realized they were cheated.
They reported the crime to the Gariahat police station.
Arunava Mukherjee impersonated an investment expert to gain the trust of a couple.
He cheated them out of ₹90 lakh by threatening them with arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
Mukherjee provided a forged demand draft of ₹64 lakh to the couple.
The couple realized the fraud and lodged a complaint at Gariahat police station.
Mukherjee was arrested on Monday for the fraud committed between 2016 and 2025.
- Who
- Arunava Mukherjee
- What
- Impersonation and extortion
- When
- Between 2016 and 2025, arrested on Monday
- Where
- Shakespeare Sarani area, Gariahat police station
- Why
- To cheat the couple out of ₹90 lakh by posing as an investment expert and threatening them with arrest by the Enforcement Directorate
Arunava Mukherjee's Defense
Victim's Perspective
Nature of the Relationship
Arunava Mukherjee's Defense
Arunava Mukherjee claims he was providing legitimate investment advice and the couple misunderstood his actions.
Victim's Perspective
The couple believes Mukherjee deceived them by posing as an investment expert to gain their trust.
Use of Funds
Arunava Mukherjee's Defense
Mukherjee asserts that the funds were used for investment purposes as discussed.
Victim's Perspective
The couple claims the funds were extorted under the threat of arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
Legal Actions
Arunava Mukherjee's Defense
Mukherjee argues that the demand draft provided was a genuine attempt to refund the money.
Victim's Perspective
The couple insists the demand draft was forged and filed a complaint with the police.
- Accused Name
- Arunava Mukherjee
- Victims
- A couple
- Amount Cheated
- ₹90 lakh
- Duration of Fraud
- 2016 to 2025
- Arrest Date
- Monday
- Police Station
- Gariahat
- Threatening Agency
- Enforcement Directorate