12 August,2023 03:02 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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An offence has been registered against five persons associated with a real estate firm for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 5 crore in a land deal in Maharashtra's Thane district, police told news agency PTI on Saturday.
The Naupada police on August 9 registered a case against five persons, including a couple and their daughter who own the firm, under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the official told PTI.
The fraud took place between January 2014 and August 2023, when the complainant, who is a driver, approached the firm to sell his ancestral land, he said.
The accused sold the land and had to pay the complainant Rs 5.02 crore as proceeds from the sale. However, instead of paying their client, the accused allegedly diverted the money to their accounts and misappropriated it, the official told PTI.
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Earlier, an offence has been registered against two agents of a telecom service provider company and a shop owner from Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly stealing data from customers and using it to activate SIM cards, police told news agency PTI on Monday.
Based on a complaint lodged by an official from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police registered a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code against the trio, an official told PTI.
The Ministry of Telecommunication has under taken a drive to crackdown on shops selling SIM cards based on fake/fabricated documents, police told PTI.
As part of the drive, the ministry obtained details of the shop in Tulinj, which was raided by the ATS team on Friday and a case was registered against the accused.
According to the police, the shop owner from Nala Sopara allegedly connived with two agents of a telecom service provider and fabricated details on 84 SIM cards, reported PTI.
The accused stole data, including Aadhaar card details, from customers who came to his shop and used it to activate these SIM cards, the official told PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
