<p>The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra was cheated of more than Rs 5 lakh with the help of forged documents, an official said on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The civic body had given the work of building toilets to a contractor and collected a security deposit of Rs 5.10 lakh from him.</p>
<p>However, someone produced forged documents to the corporation claiming that the work was over and it needed to refund the deposit.</p>
<p>Accordingly, the civic body refunded Rs 5.10 lakh, the official said, citing TMC's complaint. The fraud came to light during an audit, he said.</p>
<p>The Naupada police on Tuesday registered a case and started a probe, he added.</p>
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The civic body had given the work of building toilets to a contractor and collected a security deposit of Rs 5.10 lakh from him.

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