Police in Maharashtra`s Thane district have booked five members of a family for allegedly defrauding a businessman of USD 20,000 (over Rs 17 lakh) under the pretext of assisting with foreign exchange services, an official has said, reported news agency PTI.

In his complaint to the Mahatma Phule Chowk police, Rajesh Amritlal Bhatia said a long-time friend had asked him to arrange traveller`s checks for his daughter`s architecture studies in Dubai, reported PTI.