Diamond trader alleges threats inside CID office

Nakrani, owner of Jusco General Trading LLP and Asianlab Grown Diamonds, accused ‘culprits’ and their aide Ashok Mehta of criminal intimidation and conspiracy

- FPJ News Service

The Sonani Jewels fraud case has taken a dramatic turn after prominent diamond trader Ankush Nakrani, owner of Jusco General Trading LLP and Asianlab Grown Diamonds, lodged a complaint with the Surat police commissioner accusing the Sonanis and their aide Ashok Mehta of criminal intimidation and conspiracy.

The complaint comes in the backdrop of an ongoing Rs 50 crore cheating investigation against Sonani Jewels owners Mahesh Sonani and his two sons, Jayam and Agastya.

In a shocking revelation, Nakrani alleged that he was threatened inside the CID Crime (Surat Range) police station at Bahumali building in Nanpura on September 25, where Jayam Sonani had been detained after being traced and intercepted at Surat airport.

According to the written representation, Ashok Mehta, described as a “well-wisher” of the Sonani family, arrived at the CID office late in the evening along with an accomplice.