Surat: A company dealing in scrap was allegedly defrauded of Rs 64.36 lakh by a supervisor and three of his relatives over nearly two years. The accused forged documents, manipulated scrap records and diverted company funds for personal gain.Sachin police registered a case against four persons on charges of cheating and forgery and launched an investigation.According to the complaint, Vikas Rajput, the owner of paper scrap firm Kunvar Enterprises in the Sachin area, had entrusted Chandra Pratap Singh with handling scrap-related transactions. The accused allegedly diverted money through various transactions instead of depositing the proceeds with the company. The alleged irregularities took place between Jan 2024 and Aug 2025.Police said Singh made incorrect entries related to paper scrap in the firm’s system and created fake manual slips. The diverted funds were transferred to his own bank account and those of his father, sister and wife. Of the Rs 64.36 lakh diverted, Rs 7.82 lakh was transferred to Singh’s account, Rs 23.43 lakh was transferred to two bank accounts belonging to his father, Dadhich. Another Rs 30.80 lakh was transferred to his sister Nandani’s account, and Rs 2.30 lakh to his wife Priyanshu’s account.Sachin police have booked the accused for criminal breach of trust, forgery, criminal conspiracy, abetment and destruction of evidence.
