According to the complaint filed at the Shanti Nagar police station, the victim handed over the amount in January 2024. However, despite multiple follow-ups, the accused failed to supply the equipment or return the money
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on Wednesday, a police official confirmed. Representational Pic
A 60-year-old powerloom owner from Thane’s Bhiwandi area has alleged he was duped of Rs 1.5 crore by three individuals who promised to procure new machinery for his textile unit.
According to the complaint filed at the Shanti Nagar police station, the victim handed over the amount in January 2024. However, despite multiple follow-ups, the accused failed to supply the equipment or return the money, reported the news agency PTI.
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on Wednesday, a police official confirmed.
The businessman has also accused the trio of issuing threats to him, as per the news agency PTI.
The accused have been booked for cheating, criminal intimidation and other charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said, adding that a probe is underway.
Woman loses Rs 1 lakh after divulging OTP over phone
In a similar incident reported on Thursday, the Dindoshi police booked an unknown individual for cyber fraud based on a complaint filed by a woman who accused the fraudster of duping her of Rs 1 lakh. According to the police, the complainant is a senior manager in the Housing Credit Department of a private nationalised bank located at the IT Park branch in Goregaon East.
According to the 33-year-old complainant, she received a call from an unknown person posing as a representative handling her ‘Mojo credit card’ who informed her that her card would soon be deactivated. According to the woman, she initially received a voice message from an unknown number at around 11.18 am on July 21 in which the caller identified himself as a representative handling her bank’s credit card, which was soon to be closed. However, as she was busy, she asked the caller to get back later.
At around 3.42 pm, she received a call from the same number during which the caller advised her to replace her credit card with a new one and also claimed that she was eligible for a loan of Rs 2.6 lakh and a new credit card with a Rs 1 lakh limit. Trusting the caller, she agreed and shared the OTP to process the loan. “The caller then convinced her to transfer Rs 1 lakh from the disbursed amount under the pretext of enhancing her credit card limit. Moments after transferring the money, she received a message that Rs 1 lakh had been debited from her account, and the caller abruptly disconnected the call,” said a police officer.
(With inputs from PTI)
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
