Chartered Accountant Arrested in Mumbai for Alleged Involvement in Defamation Case
Mumbai, 29th January 2024: The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai Police has apprehended a 30-year-old chartered accountant, Mohit Jain, residing in Andheri, for his alleged involvement in a defamation case. The case revolves around the dissemination of false information on the social media platform ‘X,’ targeting a prominent industrialist and his associated firms.
The unidentified individual responsible for the defamatory post, operating under the handle @satya_karmaa, claimed that firms linked to the industrialist had engaged in illicit deposits amounting to ₹3,000 crore. Investigations revealed that Mohit Jain is accused of providing documents to this individual, who then manipulated bank statements to tarnish the reputation of the implicated company and its owner.
Mohit Jain was produced in court on Sunday and has been remanded to police custody until January 30.
The perpetrator allegedly fabricated bank statements between October 2023 and December 2023, intentionally concealing their identity while tagging an online newspaper to spread the false information. Despite Jain’s arrest, the police are actively pursuing the individual responsible for the social media post.
The FIR, filed in December after one of the firm’s partners discovered the defamatory content, includes charges of cheating, forgery, destruction of evidence, and violations of relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act. The investigation revealed that the bank statement of the firm was acquired without authorization, and an unknown person used forged documents to disseminate the data on social media, intending to damage the firm’s business credit.
The police traced the origin of the bank statement to an employee of the bank, alleging that this individual provided the information to Mohit Jain, who is suspected of exploiting the data for financial gain.
Importantly, the police have not identified any involvement of other industrialists’ firms or the complainant’s firm in the alleged defamation scheme. The case is ongoing, and further details are expected to emerge as the investigation progresses.
