Maharashtra: Case registered against two persons for cheating relative of Rs 16 lakh in Thane

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A case has been registered by the police against a 27-year-old man and another individual for allegedly cheating a relative in Maharashtra's Thane district of Rs 16 lakh. The accused, who hails from Kolhapur, had a close relationship with his cousin in Ulhasnagar.

In May, the accused informed his cousin that he was traveling to Dubai and offered to procure gold at a lower price for him. Subsequently, the accused allegedly took Rs 16 lakh from his cousin for this purpose. The accused, accompanied by his mother-in-law, then traveled to Dubai.

Upon the accused's return from Dubai, the victim attempted to inquire about the gold, but the accused provided vague responses and eventually became unreachable. The victim even visited Kolhapur to find the accused but discovered that their former residence was locked and no one knew of their whereabouts.

Finally, the victim lodged a police complaint on Friday. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against the accused and his mother-in-law under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.

Meanwhile, a 79-year-old man allegedly tried to murder his ailing wife by stabbing her with a knife and then attempted to kill himself by slashing his neck in their flat in Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday.

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The incident came to light on Friday morning when the couple's domestic help reached their flat located on the third-floor of Mercury Society at Thakur village in suburban Kandivali, he said.

The man, identified as Vishnukant Narsipa Balur, and his 76-year-old wife Shakuntala, are undergoing treatment for their injuries in different hospitals here, the official from Samta Nagar police station said.

During the probe, the police found that the woman, who was bedridden, was suffering from a prolonged disease and both of them were frustrated and depressed over it.

On Friday morning, their house help rang the doorbell, but when no one opened it, she alerted the building's watchman.

When the house help and the watchman later reached the couple's house, they noticed the door was open. They found the woman lying in a pool of blood, the official said.

Both of them were taken to hospital for treatment, he said.

An FIR was registered on Friday against the man under relevant Indian Penal Code sections, including 307 (attempt to murder). An investigation is on into the case, the official said.

The couple's son, who lives in the US, has been informed about the incident, the official added. (Agencies)