CHENNAI: A Bengaluru-based business man, who was running a football club at KK Nagar in Chennai, was arrested on charges of cheating 19 people of 2 crore by promising to get SUV cars at 30% discount.
The accused R Naveen, 31, was running the football club named Bharat Bengaluru Football Club in KK Nagar.
He told his club members that an automobile brand offered to sell their SUVs at 30% discount to the club members.
Believing him, a few people including a man named Kumaravadivel paid Naveen 2.15 crore for 19 cars. However, after taking the money, Naveen went into hiding.
The police registered a case after Kumaravadivel approached the city police commissionerate in this regard.
Naveen was secured from Bengaluru. According to the police, he admitted to the cheating. He was remanded in jail.
