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SANKHALI: A logistics officer employed with a private company has been booked for allegedly misappropriating and adulterating a massive quantity of Used Cooking Oil (UCO), causing a reported loss of over ₹21.63 lakh to his employer.
In a complaint lodged at 6:41 pm on November 25, Nikhil Rajiv Bhat, Pan-India Logistics Manager and Supply Chain Head of Munzer Bharat Pvt. Ltd., stated that accused Saquib Shaikh — a logistics officer overseeing the company’s Goa warehouse at Harvalem, Sanquelim — dishonestly dispatched 21,000 kg of UCO to the company’s Mumbai warehouse after allegedly mixing large quantities of water to misrepresent the stock.
The complaint further states that the material transported in tankers was later found to contain nearly 90% water during quality testing.
Shaikh also allegedly fabricated delivery notes to support the fraudulent dispatches.
The company, headquartered in Navi Mumbai, estimated the loss at ₹21,63,000.
Police have registered a case of cheating and criminal misappropriation, and further investigation is underway.
