23 July,2023 12:50 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Police have registered a case against a man and a woman in Maharashtra's Thane city for allegedly cheating a businessman to the tune of Rs 5.02 crore, an official told news agency PTI on Sunday.
The accused, who represented a business consultancy firm, were involved in getting tasks to the victim's company from other companies for which they had an agreement, the official from Bhayander police station told PTI.
In the process, the accused allegedly siphoned off Rs 5.02 crore received from various companies in the last two years, the official told PTI.
Based on the businessman's complaint, the police on Friday registered a case against the two accused under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), the official told PTI.
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No arrest has been made so far, the official told PTI, adding a probe is on into the case.
In another incident, the Mumbai police on Saturday arrested two history-sheeters from Navi Mumbai for allegedly duping people by posing as high-ranking officers of a finance company and taking money from them on the pretext of providing easy loans, an official told PTI.
The arrested accused have more than 20 cases registered in their names for committing similar crimes in Pune, Asangaon and parts of Mumbai, the official told PTI.
According to the police, the duo would print pamphlets about a finance company granting easy loans and distribute these with the help of newspaper vendors, the official told PTI.
The accused would visit the homes of people who contacted them, as they did not have an office, the official told PTI.
One of the victims lodged a complaint claiming that he had lost Rs 6.13 lakh to the accused who had taken money from him as processing fees, documents registration charges, etc for a loan, the official told PTI, adding that another man had been similarly cheated of Rs 2.6 lakh.
The duo has been arrested under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code, the official told PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
