Nagpur: Police registered a cheating case against five persons who allegedly defrauded a local businessman of Rs2.62 crore by promising sugar supply but failing to deliver the consignment or refund the money.Complainant Vijay Zamtani, 57, a confectionery trader running a supply firm at Agrasen Chowk, Kamptee, lodged the complaint at Old Kamptee police station.According to police, the accused — Raju More, 36, Rafiq Baba Sheikh, 39, Gajala Rafiq Sheikh, 43, Manoj Baba Sheikh, 51, and Omkar Powar, 37 — initially supplied sugar and gained Zamtani’s trust, and then took advance payments between Oct 21, 2025, and Jan 10, 2026.When the complainant demanded either the sugar or his money back, the accused stopped responding.A case was registered under BNS Sections 318(4) and 3(5).
