Maharashtra: Four booked for duping people of over Rs 1 crore in land deals in Navi Mumbai

The accused allegedly cheated nine persons of more than Rs 1 crore over the last eight years

The Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra has registered a case against four persons for allegedly cheating land buyers of more than Rs 1 crore in Navi Mumbai, police said on Sunday, reported the PTI.

Based on a complaint, the police on Saturday registered a first information report (FIR) against the accused under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, an official said, according to the PTI.

According to the police, the accused allegedly cheated nine persons of more than Rs 1 crore over the last eight years.

The accused offered land for sale at Mosare in Panvel and produced fabricated documents of agreement with the original owners of the plots, he said.

The police are probing the case, and no arrests have been made so far, the official said, the news agency reported.

82-year-old NRI cheated of Rs 32 lakh; 3 booked by Navi Mumbai Police

An 82-year-old NRI staying with his son in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai upon return from Dubai has been allegedly cheated of Rs 32 lakh by three persons who threatened to get him arrested for various offences, the Navi Mumbai police said, reported news agency PTI.

The accused contacted the victim several times between May 12 and 18, claiming offences had been registered against him on charges of involvement in anti-national activities, drug peddling and in a terror attack, an official from Navi Mumbai's cyber police station said on Monday, reported the PTI.

The accused told the victim that he would be arrested for these crimes. They sent fake documents claiming to be from the Narcotics Control Bureau and a confidentiality agreement to him on WhatsApp and forced him to deposit Rs 32,13,305 in different bank accounts, the Navi Mumbai police official said, reported PTI.

Based on complaint by the victim on Sunday, the police registered an FIR against the three persons under relevant Indian Penal Code sections for cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, personation and criminal intimidation as well as provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official said, reported PTI.

(with PTI inputs)

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