Mumbai, December 25: More than 100 members of the Sindhi community have alleged that they have been duped by a family business. The accused Tarachand Bodaram Chawla and Vinay Tarachand Chawla are involved in different businesses across the city. The people who have been cheated are mostly senior citizen people and till now 75 people across Mumbai have filed cases against the accused, according to a Mumbai Mirror report.

According to the complaint, the Chawla's own the Sindhi group more than Rs 10 crore and if all the dues are combined, then the dues will be much more. Ranging from Rs 2 to Rs 20 lakh, most of the complaints deal with cheque bouncing. The report further mentions that one of the complainants suffered a heart attack after he realised that he lost all his hard-earned money. Mumbai Cyber Fraud: Man Loses Rs 1.25 Lakh While Ordering Online Wine Bottle From Ujwal Wines in Andheri.

The community has allegedly decided to boycott the products of the Chawla's company. On Monday, senior Chawla was produced before the Court, following a non-bailable warrant, but he was granted bail.

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