Maharashtra: Unidentified man booked for civic tax fraud in Vasai

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An unidentified man has been booked after a civic tax fraud came to light in Vasai area of Maharashtra's Palghar district, a police official said on Sunday.

The irregularity came to light when a man wanted to get his property transferred in his name but was told that taxes on it were pending, the official said.

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"When the man presented receipts of taxes he had paid, the civic body realised the receipts were fake. It meant some unknown person had swindled tax and given the man a fake receipt. Thus, he had cheated the man as well as the civic body," he said.

Nalasopara police is probing further, he added.

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