Chemical consignments tampered with, Thane businessman suffers loss of Rs 33 lakh; FIR registered

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The police in Maharashtra's Thane district have registered a case in connection with alleged tampering of consignments of chemicals that caused a loss of Rs 33 lakh to the sender, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.

Between October 2023 and January this year, a Thane businessman had dispatched some chemicals that he had imported from China to various locations in Maharashtra and other states, reported PTI.

However, the recipients informed the sender that some of the drums containing the chemicals had been tampered with and that the original substances had been replaced with different materials, reported PTI.

The Thane businessman suffered a loss of Rs 33.05 lakh due to the tampering, the official said, reported PTI.

On a complaint by the Thane businessman, the Narpoli police station in Bhiwandi on Thursday registered a case for criminal breach of trust under the Indian Penal Code, he said, adding that a probe is underway, reported PTI.

In another incident, A complaint has been filed against two people in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, for allegedly causing a businessman to lose Rs 28.53 lakh in a light diesel oil supply scam, according to police sources on Sunday, reported PTI.

According to a police complaint filed by the 31-year-old businessman, during a period of non-production at his chemical company in Taloja, a former employee and a vendor worked together to obtain light diesel oil for the company without necessary licence.

The oil obtained through this unauthorised method was later sold, resulting in considerable financial benefits for the accused and a loss of Rs 28,53,076 to the businessman's Nashik-based organisation, according to a Taloja police official, reported PTI.

The alleged fraudulent operations occurred between March 2022 and September 2023, according to the businessman.

Based on the complaint, officials filed a case against the former employee and the vendor on Saturday under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code and notified the police, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, a man was booked for allegedly holding a Nagpur-based doctor captive in a hotel in Navi Mumbai and extorting Rs 30 lakh from the latter's father, a police official said on Thursday, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)