13 December,2020 06:06 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Five people were booked in Ambernath, Thane for allegedly duping a businessman, who wanted to start a hotel business, for Rs 32 lakh.
The victim had a business and was looking for an opportunity to expand. Two of his friends referred him to the main accused who allegedly told him that he was working at an ordnance factory in Ambernath township, states a report in Mumbai Mirror.
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The accused offered to help him get a canteen contract for 1,200 employees without the tendering process and took Rs 32 lakh from him.
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However, the victim neither got the contract and nor a refund of his money. A case of cheating, criminal breach of trust has been registered against the main accused, his wife, mother, and the two friends of the victim.
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