The police on Friday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code based on a complaint lodged by a revenue official following an investigation into the fraud that took place in April 1976
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A case has been registered against 12 persons for allegedly selling and purchasing government land earmarked for a cemetery in Maharashtra's Thane district 49 years ago, police said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.
The police on Friday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code based on a complaint lodged by a revenue official following an investigation into the fraud that took place in April 1976, an official said, reported PTI.
A senior officer from the Shanti Nagar police station said, "The accused allegedly connived to sell and purchase a piece of government land in the Gouripada area of Bhiwandi, despite knowing that it was earmarked for a cemetery. They also carried out registrations in government offices, thereby cheating the government," reported PTI.
A detailed probe is underway, and no arrests have been made so far, he added.
Doctor abducted, robbed of Rs 2 lakh in Thane; five booked
In another case, a 35-year-old doctor of a civic hospital was allegedly abducted by five persons, who posed as policemen, held him captive and robbed him of Rs 2 lakh, in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday, reported PTI.
The Kalwa police on Thursday registered a case under sections 140(2) (kidnapping or abducting to murder or for ransom, etc.), 309(4) (robbery) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for the incident that took place last week, an official said, reported PTI.
According to the police, the accused, including a man known to the doctor, abducted him from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa around 9 am on November 8.
"One of the accused, Irfan Azgar Ali, arrived with four others, who posed as policemen. They forced the doctor into a vehicle, took him to Nashik, where they threatened to implicate him in a fake currency case. The accused took away Rs 2 lakh that the victim had with him, and demanded Rs 12 lakh from him," the official said, reported PTI.
The doctor managed to escape captivity by evening and returned to his house in Vartak Nagar, after which he submitted a written complaint, he said, reported PTI.
The official said that the police were probing the case and no arrests had been made so far.
(With inputs from PTI)
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