The Mumbai Crime Branch has issued a lookout notice against suspended Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) assistant municipal commissioner Mahesh Patil in reference to the alleged Rs 16.24 crores cheating case involving actor Jaaved Jaaferi’s family. Reportedly, the notice was issued earlier this month amid concerns that Patil could leave the country while the investigation is underway. The event marks the most recent step in a probe that has already led to the arrest of UK-based businessman Nishit Patel.
Jaaved Jaaferi family cheating case: Crime Branch issues lookout notice against accused BMC official
The case pertains to alleged investments made by actor Jaaved Jaaferi, his wife Habiba Jaffrey, their relatives and several other other individuals in a proposed redevelopment project in Bandra West. Investigators claim the investors were promised lucrative returns and industrial spaces within the redevelopment project but were as a substitute deceived through forged documents and false assurances.
Police officials stated that Habiba Jaffrey first got here involved with Mahesh Patil in April 2024 while visiting his BMC office regarding a tax-related matter. In the course of the interaction, Patil allegedly informed her about an investment opportunity connected to a Bandra property project and advised her to route the investment through Nishit Patel.
In keeping with investigators, Patel subsequently made multiple visits to the Jaffrey family’s residence and presented layouts, maps and project-related documents to realize their confidence. He allegedly persuaded the family to speculate substantial sums in exchange for industrial space within the proposed redevelopment.
Crime branch officials have alleged that forged letters purportedly issued by a personal bank, together with other fabricated documents, were used to persuade investors in regards to the legitimacy of the project.
The property cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch had earlier arrested Nishit Patel for his alleged role within the case. Authorities claim that just about Rs 16.24 crores was collected from Jaaved Jaaferi, his members of the family and other investors through misleading representations linked to the redevelopment project.
Investigators also suspect that the alleged fraud could have impacted several outstanding individuals. Police sources stated that retired cops, civic officials, artists and retired judges were amongst those that allegedly invested amounts starting from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 20 crores after being promised attractive returns.
The alleged fraud reportedly got here to light in July 2025 when a few of the complainants visited the Bandra registration office to confirm project-related documents. In the course of the verification process, they allegedly discovered that one in all the agreements shown to them didn’t exist in official records.
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