The Mumbai police have arrested 4 individuals for allegedly duping a Myanmar-based diamond service provider of rubies price Rs 5 crore, an official mentioned on Wednesday. 

       

The police cracked the case inside 12 hours after it was registered at D B Marg Police Station in south Mumbai and recovered the precious stones, a senior police official mentioned. 

       

Ye Min M H Ali Mohammed Dadabhai (58) had travelled to Mumbai for enterprise when he met Uday Choksy, who launched himself as a diamond service provider, he mentioned. 

       

The accused was conscious that Dadabhai had two helpful rubies price Rs 5 crore, and he conspired along with his aides and confirmed curiosity in exchanging the dear stones with diamonds of the identical worth, the official mentioned.

       

Choksy known as Dadabhai to a store in Opera Home, the place he engaged the service provider in finding out the diamonds, whereas his aides allegedly exchanged the 2 rubies with faux stones, he mentioned. 

       

The sufferer realised that stones have been modified on Tuesday, following which he lodged a criticism with the police, the official mentioned.

       

With the assistance of technical inputs, the police arrested Choksy, Surajbhai Borad, Khetram Devasi and Vinkal Shah, who has been booked beneath part 420 (dishonest) and different related provisions of the IPC, he mentioned. The accused had been history-sheeters and had been concerned in related offences up to now, the official added.

With PTI inputs.