The Indore Crime Branch has arrested Kirit Jadeja, also known as Kartik, for allegedly defrauding garment traders of Rs1.69 crore by posing as a business broker. He was caught in Mumbai after a sustained technical surveillance operation.
The arrest follows a complaint by Mukesh Jain, proprietor of Goodbye Firm, and other Indore-based traders. They allege that Kirit, along with co-accused Ashok Narayan Goplani, approached them in July–August 2024, pretending to represent a firm named Shri Indreshwar Textile Agency, operating out of Krishna Complex in Indore.
The duo claimed they could connect the traders with high-volume buyers from cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Telangana, and Rajasthan. They even escorted these fake buyers to the traders’ offices to build trust.
Convinced by their pitch and personal endorsements, the traders dispatched readymade garments worth Rs1.69 crore—but never received any payment.
When attempts to contact the duo failed, the traders visited the firm’s listed address only to find it vacated.
Based on Mukesh Jain’s complaint, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Using technical tracking, the Crime Branch arrested Kirit Jadeja, a native of Gujarat’s Kachchh district, currently residing in Thane, Maharashtra.
He is now being interrogated to identify other accomplices, including Ashok Goplani, who is believed to be at large.
