23 April,2026 11:22 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Police officials in Thane registered a case against a man for allegedly cheating a woman and her acquaintances of Rs 46 lakh under the pretext of securing government jobs for them, officials said on Thursday.
As reported by news agency PTI, the fraud took place between June 7, 2024, and September 2025. An official from Manpada police station said, "The accused, hailing from Nashik, posed as a person working in a ministry and having influence in the secretariat. He promised to secure government jobs for the 45-year-old woman, a resident of Bhandup in Mumbai, her relatives and acquaintances."
They also highlighted that the accused prepared forged documents with fake signatures and presented them as genuine government papers to gain the victims' trust. He allegedly took Rs 35.25 lakh from the woman and Rs 14 lakh from another person at an office in the Dombivli area of Maharashtra's Thane district, as per PTI.
After the promised jobs did not materialise, the victims demanded their money back, but the accused returned only Rs 3.25 lakh and failed to repay the remaining Rs 46 lakh, the official said.
Based on the woman's complaint, the police registered a case on April 20 under relevant legal provisions for cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust, he added.
In a different scenario on April 20, an employee at a powerloom unit allegedly stole raw materials worth Rs 21.89 lakh from a facility in Maharashtra's Thane district.
Based on a complaint lodged by the factory owner, the Bhiwandi police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against Ashish Singh (35), a supervisor at the establishment, an official said, according to PTI.
According to police, Singh allegedly decamped with raw materials used in powerloom operations, worth Rs 21.89 lakh, from the factory in the wee hours of April 17.
A probe into the matter is underway, and a search has been launched for the accused, the official added, the news agency reported.
(With inputs from PTI)
