The Thane police have registered a case against three persons for allegedly cheating six cloth merchants of goods valued at Rs 2.5 crore, officials said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.

The accused placed large cloth orders with the victims, all from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district, between July and August. After the receipt of the consignment, the accused failed to make payments and later went out of contact, Bhiwandi's senior police inspector Janardhan Sonawane said, reported PTI.