Ahmedabad, Oct 26 — A 51-year-old businessman has been arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for allegedly cheating a colour dyes and chemicals supplier of Rs 22.25 lakh by purchasing goods on credit and subsequently shutting down his warehouse and office before absconding, police said on Monday.
The accused, Mohit Sahani, proprietor of Electrogeeco Chemical Industries, allegedly purchased colour dyes and chemicals worth Rs 22,25,480 from Datt Chemical, owned by complainant Kunal Thekdi, through six bills between September 6 and September 30, 2025.
He allegedly gained the supplier’s trust by assuring him that the payments would be made.
According to officials, Mohit allegedly shut down his warehouse in the Narol area of the city and his office in Vapi after purchasing the goods, and fled without making the payments.
"The New Cloth Market Wing of the Economic Offences Wing arrested Mohit in Ahmedabad after gathering information through technical evidence and human intelligence," the police said.
The complaint was filed by Thekdi, 21, who is engaged in business and resides in the Maninagar area of Ahmedabad.
A case was registered at the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) police station under Sections 316(2), 316(5) and 54 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The Crime Branch said the operation was carried out under the directions of senior officials, who had directed officers to trace accused involved in economic offences, cheating and criminal breach of trust.
Officials stated that two other cases had previously been registered against Sahani.
An offence under Section 316(2) of the BNS was registered at Dungra police station in Valsad district on January 7, 2026.
Another case was registered at the DCB police station in Ahmedabad under Sections 316(2), 316(5) and 61 of the BNS.
Further investigation is underway.