“When he was brought in for interrogation, Solanki wasn’t even wearing shoes as he couldn’t afford them. His situation was pitiable. When told about the companies registered in his name, Solanki revealed how his friend had taken his identity documents last year,” said Jatin Patel, police inspector, PCB.
Solanki was in need of Rs 10,000 for his wife’s treatment and his friend promised to get him a bank loan. Solanki gave his ID proofs that were to be used for getting him the loan. Instead Solanki’s identity documents were used for registering four different firms in his name that too with GST numbers.
Similarly, Pradeep Patel, a food delivery guy from Ahmedabad, too was tricked into giving his identity documents. The accused promised him a monthly commission and started Pavan Chemicals in his name. “Investigations revealed that Ashok Patel, who is one of the key accused, floated these shell firms to supply solvent mixed with methanol for executing the sanitiser scam. These firms were shown as solvent suppliers to his company in Subhanpura of Vadodara,” inspector Patel told…
