MUMBAI, July 16 -- The MRA Marg police have booked four named accused and several others for alleged defraudment via fake websites offering dealerships in multiple countries for electric vehicles manufactured by Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML). The frauds charged hefty fees - purportedly towards processing dealership applications, and they launched new websites at least thrice over the past year, after earlier websites were blocked on the company's request, police said. The first information report (FIR) - naming Keshab Kumar, Akash Bansal, Kunal Singh, Raju Manaskar and unknown others as accused - was registered based on a complaint by Prashant Murali, senior manager (legal), Tata Passenger Electric Mobility. On April 16, 2025, the company's legal team was informed that a fake website - www.tataevdealership.com - was promising vehicle dealerships and collecting hefty sums towards various fees. The company sent a legal notice to the website operators and wrote to Go Daddy, where it was hosted, to block the site immediately. But in August, the alleged frauds launched a new website offering dealerships for Tata electric vehicles in India, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and the US. "The company then complained to National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), and the fake domains were shut. But on February 25, 2026, another victim informed them that the frauds asked him to pay Rs.5.5 lakh as application fees and Rs.7.75 lakh as franchise fee," said a police officer. In May 2026, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited came to know that a new website - www.tatadealership.in, bearing the photo of Ratan Tata - was again offering dealerships for electric vehicles and had even uploaded an application form. The company subsequently approached the police and lodged a written complaint, police said. In a statement, the company requested people to refrain from making any payments or deposits to the fraudulent websites or any similar platforms....