Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Mumbai: Man Arrested for Goat Market Scam Before Bakri Eid
A man in Mumbai was caught for tricking a goat seller using a fake payment picture.
He bought a goat worth over ₹30,000 and showed the seller a fake screenshot to make it look like he paid.
The seller's money never arrived.
The police caught the cheater, who then sold the goat to someone else.
The police found the money and gave it back to the seller and his mother.
This all happened at the goat market before Bakri Eid, a Muslim holiday.
A man was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly duping a trader with a fake payment screenshot at the Deonar Goat Market.
The accused, Danish Ejaz Nagpurwala, a B.Pharm graduate, purchased a goat worth ₹30,200 using the fraudulent method.
The incident occurred on June 4, with the trader and his mother approached by the accused.
Nagpurwala created a fake payment screenshot and took the goat, claiming the payment would reflect later.
The police recovered the defrauded amount and returned it to the trader and his mother after arresting Nagpurwala.
- Who
- Danish Ejaz Nagpurwala, the accused, and Birju Chitodiya, the trader.
- What
- A man was arrested for using a fake payment screenshot to cheat a goat trader.
- When
- The incident occurred on June 4.
- Where
- Deonar Goat Market in Mumbai.
- Why
- Nagpurwala wanted to obtain a goat without paying for it.
Trader's Perspective
Scammer's Perspective
Financial Loss
Trader's Perspective
The trader was deceived and lost money due to a fake transaction.
Scammer's Perspective
The scammer created a fake transaction
- Accused
- Danish Ejaz Nagpurwala
- Profession
- Works at a call center
- Location of Crime
- Deonar Goat Market, Mumbai
- Complainant
- Birju Chitodiya and Ramubai Chitodiya
- Stolen Amount
- ₹30,200
- Outcome
- Accused arrested, money recovered and returned