28 July,2025 01:27 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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An unidentified fraudster has allegedly siphoned off Rs 14.87 lakh from the fixed deposits of an 83-year-old man in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.
The victim, resident of Kolbad area, had a joint savings account with his wife in a private bank, where he had also parked a significant amount in fixed deposits (FDs), reported ANI.
An unidentified person, without the victim's knowledge, allegedly accessed the online banking system and prematurely broke his FDs, an official from Rabodi police station said, reported ANI.
An amount of Rs 14,87,022 was fraudulently withdrawn from the joint account through digital means in three separate transactions over the last 10 months, he said.
The victim recently got to know about it, following which he approached the bank and filed a complaint with the Rabodi police on Saturday, the official said.
The police registered an FIR under section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, reported ANI.
Efforts were on to trace the IP addresses, transaction routes, and the digital trail of the fraudster, the police said.
In another case, the police have registered a case against a travel company owner in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly cheating a travel sub-agent and 250 students of Rs 15.37 lakh in a flight ticket booking fraud, an official said on Monday, reported ANI.
The accused operated the travel business from Khadakpada area in Kalyan.
The sub-agent, who is the complainant in the case, had entrusted the accused with arranging flight tickets for 500 students from an engineering college in Mumbai's Chembur area who were scheduled to travel to Delhi, the official from Khadakpada police station said.
The accused collected a total amount of Rs 29,78,500 for booking flight tickets in batches.
Initially, the accused delivered tickets for the first batch of 250 students, which helped him win the confidence of the complainant and the college authorities, reported ANI.
"However, for the remaining 250 students, no tickets were provided. Despite multiple reminders and follow-ups for either the tickets or a refund, the accused did not respond," the official said, adding the fraud took place over the last 10 months, reported ANI.
The loss incurred in the second phase of the bookings amounted to Rs 15,37,500, following which the sub-agent approached the police, the official said.
"We have registered an FIR against the owner of the travel company based in Kalyan under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)," he said, reported ANI.
(With inputs from PTI)
