A nine-member interstate gang has allegedly duped a Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 3.25 crore with promises of high investment returns. The police officials, while briefing about the case, also asserted that the victim was also assaulted and threatened by multiple accused.

An official from the Vile Parle station, while briefing about the accused persons, said, “Nine accused, two of them are women, residents of Mumbai, Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand.”