# Two fraud cases in Mohali, Pune; couples and impersonator held

2026-08-10T01:53:53+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

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Hindustan Times reports two separate fraud cases. In Mohali, police booked travel agent couple Mohit Anand and Nisha Anand for allegedly duping tour operator Sumehak Bansal of Rs 70 lakh by issuing fake hotel booking vouchers for international trips. Bansal transferred the money between May and June 2024; when his clients reached hotels in Spain, Monaco, France, the Netherlands, Thailand and Switzerland, no valid bookings existed. The couple later issued cheques that bounced. In Pune, police arrested Siddharth Devdas Zende for posing as builder Pragati Buildcon and cheating a jeweller of Rs 14.78 lakh by taking 100 grams of gold bars on a bogus cheque. Police recovered Rs 8.50 lakh from him. He allegedly used similar methods to cheat car dealers, hotel operators and women. Cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita have been registered in both incidents.

## Coverage

- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/mohali-travel-agent-couple-booked-for-duping-zirakpur-man-of-70-lakh-101786215948703.html>
- hindustantimes.com (2) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/man-posing-as-builder-cheats-jeweller-of-14-78-lakh-101786550313515.html>

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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:08:49+00:00.

Tags: cheating, fraud, police, travel agent, Zirakpur, ₹70 lakh
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