A case has been registered against a doctor and two others for allegedly obtaining Rs 4.75 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) by forging documents and patient records at a hospital in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.

Based on a complaint by an assistant director from the CMRF, the police on Thursday registered a case under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 471 (use of forged documents as genuine) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for the fraud that took place between May and July 2023, an official from the Khadakpada police station said.