The complaint was first filed with Mumbai police
against Rajpal and Vishwang Desai had duped one to tune of Rs 17.9 crore through the sale of fake paintings along with forged and fabricated certificates
CBI conducted searches at around eight locations in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Nashik, etc. including at residential premises of the accused which led to recovery of incriminating documents, mobiles phones etc.
The duo's syndicate used passports of various persons, who had stayed abroad for more than two years especially in Gulf countries to import various items including household items, electronic items : CBI
The victim, a senior citizen, didn't realise his debit card was swapped and when he went shopping, the card was a dummy while his card was stolen by the fraudster