<p>A 25-year-old software engineer from Thane district of Maharashtra district allegedly lost about Rs 40 lakh in a `task fraud`, an official told PTI on Saturday.</p>
<p>The resident of the Kalyan area was reportedly cheated between June 6 and June 16, he said.</p>
<p>The complainant reportedly told the police that two people contacted him offering a part-time job that involved rating hotels and restaurants online.</p>
<p>According to the PTI report, the man said he was initially paid some money for the `tasks` but was later coaxed into investing in schemes that promised `high` returns. Citing the FIR, the official told PTI that the man invested Rs. 40.4 lakh over ten days.</p>
<p>The man realised he had been <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-six-arrested-for-cheating-mira-road-trader-of-rs-25-lakh-23355241" rel="nofollow">conned</a> after he did not get any returns on his investments despite follow-ups, reported PTI.</p>
<p>On his complaint, the Kolsewadi police on Thursday reportedly registered a case against two persons, including one identified as Avika Mishra, for cheating.</p>
<p>A probe is underway to track down the alleged scammers, the official said, according to PTI.</p>
<p><strong>Six arrested for cheating Mira Road trader of Rs 25 lakh.</strong></p>
<p>Six people were arrested for allegedly cheating a trader of Rs 25 lakh in Mira Road in Maharashtra&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/thane-girls-steal-football-thunder-23355292" rel="nofollow">Thane</a> district on Friday, according to PTI.</p>
<p>As per the PTI report, from June last year to June 2024, the six accused lured him into partnering in a flour mill business and cheated him after he invested Rs 24.98 lakh, the Mira Road police station official told PTI.</p>
<p>As per the agency report, the accused have been identified as Riku alias Avinash Phatak, Sishodia alias Manish Thakur, Ashraf Chowdhari, Jamal Ansari, Ashish Mishra, and Jagarti Manish Choudhari.</p>
<p>The six accused have been reportedly charged under IPC sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409 (criminal breach of trust by a public servant), 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery), and 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), the official added.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Thane police registered a case against an employee of a Thane jewelry shop for allegedly running away with ornaments worth about Rs 5 lakh, an official said on Wednesday earlier this week, reported news agency PTI.</p><p>
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