Insurance Fraud in Mumbai: IT Company Duped of Rs 40 Lakh in Insurance Policy Scam by 'Shot Format' Firm, Director Samrat Sengupta Arrested
In an FIR filed with Sakinaka Police, Ashok Yadav, Director of Proservz DigiTech Pvt Ltd, said his company paid Rs 40,72,000 to Shotformats Digital Production Pvt Ltd as advance for insurance services. However, Sengupta's company failed to provide the services and did not return the money.
Mumbai, September 25: A fraud case has come to light in Mumbai after the Sakinaka police arrested a man named Samrat Sengupta for allegedly duping an IT firm through an insurance policy scam. The incident came to light after the Sakinaka Police arrested Samrat Sengupta, Director of Shot Format Digital Production Pvt Ltd, for reportedly duping an IT company.
According to a report in DNA, Sengupta and his company have been accused of cheating and duping Proservz Digitech Private Limited in the name of an insurance policy scam. Reportedly, the policy scam amounts to Rs 40,72,000. As per the report, Mumbai-based IT firm Proservz Digitech Pvt Ltd was sourcing its insurance services from Shot Format Digital Production Pvt Ltd. Online Fraud in Mumbai: Fraudsters Ask Malabar Hill Woman To Pay Rs 10 To Change Her Name on Goa Flight Ticket Online, Swindle Victim's Account of Rs 1.84 Lakh in Eight Transactions.
The IT firm was also paying regular premiums for several months. Cops said that the IT firm had faith in Shot Format as the two had done business before. In an FIR filed with Sakinaka Police, Ashok Yadav, Director of Proservz DigiTech Pvt Ltd, said his company paid Rs 40,72,000 to Shotformats Digital Production Pvt Ltd as advance for insurance services.
However, Sengupta's company failed to provide the services and did not return the money, the FIR claims. Prashant Shinde, CEO of Proservz Digitech, also said there was a massive delay on the claims even after they paid the premiums to Shot Format for 3-4 years. Yadav realised his company was duped when he did not receive any response despite sending several reminders via email.
Following this, he approached cops and lodged a complaint against Shotformats Digital Production’s Director, Samrat Sengupta, and Managing Director, Niyateey Shah. Acting on Yadav's complaint, the police arrested Sengupta. However, they have issued a notice to Niyateey Shah and asked her to cooperate and present herself in connection with the matter. Cyber Fraud in Mumbai: Cops Fall Victim to Online Fraud, Lose Over Rs 1 Lakh; Probe On.
After being arrested, Sengupta was produced before the Andheri Holiday court, which remanded him to police custody until today. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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