The Arnala police booked a Borivli-based government teacher and another woman in a cheating case, for allegedly duping over 200 small-scale businesswomen on the pretext of helping them avail the Pradhanmantri Mudra Loan by the government. On Friday, an FIR was registered at the Arnala police station against the teacher and her accomplice, who were previously booked and arrested by Borivli police in a similar offence in 2018. Police sources said that both accused have cheated more than 1,500 women in the city.

The victims gave Rs 3,000 each as processing fees for the loan