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Elderly woman in Thane duped of Rs 24 lakh; 7 booked
Updated On: 17 November, 2025 02:01 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
According to the victim, who lives alone in the Ulhasnagar area, one of the accused women befriended her and took Rs 10 lakh from her under the pretext of arranging a house for her, an official from Vitthalwadi police station said
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A 70-year-old woman from Maharashtra's Thane district has allegedly been cheated of Rs 24.6 lakh by seven persons who invoked a godman's name and conducted a fake 'havan' to deceive her, police said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.
Based on the victim's complaint, the police have registered a case against the seven persons, including some women, they said.
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