Navi Mumbai: Case against woman in Nerul for beating up daughter

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A case has been registered against a woman for allegedly beating up her 11-year-old daughter for not taking care of her siblings, the police official from Navi Mumbai said on Tuesday.

The minor girl was injured in the incident that took place on September 26, in the Nerul area.

"The 30-year-old accused works as a domestic help," the police said.

According to the police, the FIR was registered against the accused woman on Monday following a complaint by a woman constable and an order by the Child Welfare Committee in Ulhasnagar after the mediation process.

"The accused has been charged under provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act-2015," the police added.

Meanwhile, in another incident in Thane, police have registered a case against five persons, including three from Gujarat, for allegedly cheating the owner of a music academy of Rs 35.50 lakh.

"The accused gave the victim a work order in 2021 for the production of a web series and agreed to make a payment of Rs 22 lakh for five episodes," the official from Kasarvadavli police station.

"The accused also allegedly took Rs 13.50 lakh from the victim for the marketing of their company," he said.

"After completion of the web series, as agreed, in June 2022, when the victim sought payment for it and the money he had lent to them, the accused gave evasive replies and did not give him any money," the police said.

The police registered an offences against the five accused under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 34 (common intention), the official said.

(with inputs from PTI)