Maha: Thane Police investigate fraudster creating fake company ID to scam individuals

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The Thane police in Maharashtra has registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly creating a fake website and e-mail ID in the name of a private company making medicines and seeking money from people, an official said on Tuesday.

The fraudster sent messages to people offering franchise for a certain fees by making use of the company's name, its videos, and photos of its CEO and founder, the official from Naupada police station said quoting the firm's complaint.

The company management came to know about the fraud through one of its representatives, who also got a call from an unidentified number referring to the fake website and a subsequent e-mail received giving details of the firm and availability of the franchise, the police said.

The police on Sunday registered a case against the unidentified culprit under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official said.

No arrest has been made so far in this connection so far, the police said, adding a probe is on into the case.

On Monday, the gateman of a railway crossing in Maharashtra's Raigad district was shot dead.

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According to the police, the incident took place near Kolad station close to Tise village.

The man identified as Chandrakant Satu Kamble, was found inside his duty room near the railway crossing.

"The place has no CCTVs and Kamble was alone on duty when he was killed. A passerby say him lying in a pool of blood and informed police. Kamble was rushed to a nearby hospital but doctors there declared him dead on arrival," the police said.

"We have registered a case of murder and other offences under Indian Penal Code provisions against unidentified person/s. Efforts are on to solve the case," the official said. (With inputs from PTI)