The Thane Police in Maharashtra have registered a case after a man alleged that he was cheated of Rs 20 lakh by a man who promised to help him set up a hospital, an official said on Friday, reported the PTI.

According to the police, the complainant, a 38-year-old electrician, a resident of Badlapur East, told the police that the suspect approached him in 2021 with a proposal to set up a hospital as the medical infrastructure was stressed then due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as per the PTI.