According to the police, the complainant, an oil trader, alleged that the accused systematically siphoned off cash and goods belonging to the company over a 10-month period while he was employed there
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the accused. Representational Pic
A case has been registered against a 35-year-old man for allegedly cheating his former employer of Rs 38.61 lakh in Maharashtra’s Thane district, news agency PTI reported, quoting the police on Tuesday.
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the accused, Prakash Jabbar Singh, under sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 318(4) (cheating) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for the alleged fraud that took place between January and October 2024, an officer said.
According to the police, the complainant, an oil trader, alleged that Singh systematically siphoned off cash and goods belonging to the company over a 10-month period while he was employed there.
The accused allegedly took products worth Rs 23.56 lakh from the complainant's customers for himself and purchased goods worth Rs 15 lakh for sale in his own grocery store, the officer said, according to PTI.
Singh allegedly misappropriated Rs 38.61 lakh, he stated, adding that a probe is underway and no arrest has been made.
Man poses as UPI agent, cheats vendor of Rs 1.04 lakh
A 44-year-old flower vendor from Byculla East, Mumbai, was allegedly cheated of Rs 1,04,501 after being targeted through a loan offer and later duped by a man posing as a digital payments service agent.
The complainant, Hiralal Satnarayan Gupta, who runs a flower stall near Hari Masjid in Madanpura, said that he had recently received messages offering him a loan through an online platform and had completed the application process for the same. Soon after, an unidentified man approached Gupta, claiming he could assist him with QR scanners, mobile banking, and transaction-related services.
On January 8, the accused visited Gupta at his stall and convinced him to hand over his mobile phone on the pretext of fixing the scanner and banking app issues and made multiple unauthorised transactions from Gupta’s bank account to various UPI IDs, resulting in a total loss of Rs 1,04,501. The victim remained unaware of the fraud until January 10, when his son went to the bank to withdraw money and was informed that the account balance had dropped to almost zero. A passbook update confirmed several suspicious transfers.
Gupta said that his family is under financial stress, as his 22-year-old daughter is undergoing kidney treatment and requires regular dialysis, which delayed his approach to the police. He later contacted the national cybercrime helpline 1930 and filed a formal complaint. Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the IT Act and BNS and are attempting to trace the accused and the beneficiary UPI accounts.
(With PTI inputs)
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