A 37-year-old lecturer at LD Engineering College has filed a police complaint alleging that a former student defrauded him of over ₹68.94 lakh under the pretext of high-return investments and startup funding. The accused, Saurabh Pawan Kumar Trivedi, allegedly used a series of fabricated claims and forged transactions to siphon money from the victim over one year.
According to the FIR lodged at the Gujarat University Police Station, Sulaykumar Patel (37), a resident of Kaveri Sancham Apartment in Ahmedabad, first met Saurabh in 2022 when the latter was studying in the Automobile Department. Saurabh claimed to be associated with Aditya Birla Capital and a startup named Honix Enterprises, promising lucrative returns on investment.