BENGALURU: A businessman filed a cheating case against a person who promised to start an apparel shop in partnership with him, and absconded after stealing over Rs 3 lakh cash.
Najrul Islam, 30, a resident of Gandhipura in Whitefield, told police he runs a hotel in Ramagondanahalli and met the suspect, who identified himself as Lal Mohammed Shaik, 10 days ago. The two became close and Shaik told Najrul to open an apparel shop in partnership with him. He asked Islam to arrange Rs 3 lakh and claimed he would invest Rs 5 lakh.