Investigations into a theft case in Maharashtra revealed that the complainant's daughter allegedly "cooked up" the incident as she wanted to elope with her boyfriend and use the booty for their future needs, police said.

On July 23, the police received a complaint from a woman medical shop owner that some unidentified persons had ransacked her house and stolen valuables, including cash and gold and silver ornaments, worth Rs 13.21 lakh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-II), Bhiwandi, Rajkumar Shinde told reporters here on Wednesday.