MUMBAI, July 17 -- A routine review of accounts has uncovered an alleged Rs.1.34 crore fraud at an airport services company, with its finance manager accused of diverting company funds through fake vendors, forged invoices and bank accounts allegedly linked to himself and his wife. The Sahar police have booked Sandeep Gopal Goriwale, 46, finance manager at Aviserv Airport Services Pvt Ltd, for allegedly siphoning off Rs.1.34 crore between December 28, 2023, and April 5, 2025. Aviserv Airport Services Pvt Ltd operates airport lounges, restaurants, canteens and valet parking services at airports in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. The case was registered on the complaint of Bhavik Virjibhai Gajjar, 35, finance director at Aviserv Airport Services, a subsidiary of Joint Trip Hospitality Pvt Ltd and Royal Waltrans Company. According to the FIR, Gajjar began scrutinising the company's finances after discovering that its transaction records had not been properly updated since 2023. As he attempted to reconcile the accounts, he repeatedly sought transaction details from Goriwale, who allegedly kept evading the requests. Suspecting irregularities, Gajjar conducted a detailed verification of payments made since 2023. When the company contacted the vendors, they reportedly denied receiving the payments. A deeper audit uncovered what investigators described as a systematic fraud, Based on the complaint, the Sahar police registered a case of cheating against Goriwale....