22 August,2023 06:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Mumbai Police have arrested a 47-year-old man, an employee at a showroom selling watches, for allegedly decamping with valuables worth Rs 26 lakh, an official said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
The accused Suresh Rathod was nabbed from suburban Gorai on Monday, the official said.
The employer of the suspect asked him to deliver luxury watches worth Rs 26 lakh to a customer on August 18. However, instead of making the delivery, the accused disappeared with the expensive accessories, he said, according to the PTI.
Based on a complaint, the police registered an FIR and traced Rathod to a hotel in Gorai and arrested him, the official said.
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An offence under section 408 (criminal breach of trust by servant) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused and stolen watches have been recovered, he said.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Thane police in Maharashtra have registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly creating a fake website and e-mail ID in the name of a private company making medicines and seeking money from people, an official said on Tuesday, according to the PTI.
The fraudster sent messages to people offering franchise for a certain fees by making use of the company's name, its videos, and photos of its CEO and founder, the official from Naupada police station said quoting the firm's complaint, the news agency reported.
The company management came to know about the fraud through one of its representatives, who also got a call from an unidentified number referring to the fake website and a subsequent e-mail received giving details of the firm and availability of the franchise, the police said.
The police on Sunday registered a case against the unidentified culprit under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official said.
No arrest has been made so far in this connection so far, the police said, adding a probe is on into the case.
(with PTI inputs)
