The police on Saturday said that a case has been registered against a man from Mumbai for allegedly cheating an IT professional of Rs 1.96 crore and attempting to kill him by poisoning, reported news agency PTI.

Based on a complaint, a first information report (FIR) was registered against Ajinkya Ashok Mohite, a resident of Sion, under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 123 (causing hurt by means of poison with intent to commit an offence, 318(4) (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an official said, reported PTI.