The Economic Offences Wing of Nagpur Police has registered an offence against the directors of a Nagpur-based construction company for allegedly cheating Economic Explosives Limited (EEL) of Rs 42.98 crore in a land deal, police said on Friday.

PTI reported quoting an official that based on a complaint lodged by Shyamsunder Mundada, deputy manager at EEL, the police Thursday registered a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code against Shiv and Ritu Agrawal, directors of Haveliwala Constructions and Developers Private Limited.