25 August,2023 05:47 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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The Thane Police in Maharashtra have registered a case of misappropriation after a container carrying electronic gadgets and other valuables worth Rs 1.10 crore went missing along with its driver, police said, according to the PTI.
The Narpoli police in Thane registered a First Information Report on Thursday against Rafique Mehboob, resident of Mathura, under section 407 (whoever being entrusted with property as a carrier commits criminal breach of trust in respect of such property) of the IPC, an official told the PTI.
A transport company had tasked the accused with taking a container of electronic gadgets and other goods including iPads, iPhones and laptops from Ahmedabad to Sagar Complex at Bhiwandi in Thane district on August 17, he said.
But the truck did not reach the destination the next day and the driver too was untraceable, he said.
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Meanwhile, a delivery agent of an e-marketing website was allegedly cheated of Rs 88,998 by an unidentified customer in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday, reported the PTI.
Based on a complaint, the police on Thursday registered an offence under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and a probe has been initiated, an official said.
As per the complaint, the customer had ordered a digital watch on the website. He asked the delivery agent to hand over the watch to his brother, he said.
During the delivery, the unidentified accused allegedly took the package from the agent and went into a room to get the money. He then returned the package saying he cannot make the payment, the official said.
The delivery agent took the package but later realised that the watch worth Rs 88,998 had been removed and fake items were planted in the package, he said, adding that further probe is underway.
In an another incident, an offence has been registered against a man for allegedly cheating a deceased police official of Rs 12 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday, according to the PTI.
Based on a complaint lodged by a senior inspector's widower, a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against Manohar Deshmukh, a resident of Murbad, an official said.
(with PTI inputs)
