Based on a complaint lodged on July 15, the police have registered a case under sections 316(4) (criminal breach of trust), 336(2) and 336(3) (forgery), and 340(2) (using forged documents as genuine) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
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The police on Friday said that a woman employee of a firm in Maharashtra's Thane city allegedly swindled Rs 1.9 crore from the company through unauthorised use of corporate credit cards and fabricated financial records, reported news agency PTI.
Based on a complaint lodged on July 15, the police have registered a case under sections 316(4) (criminal breach of trust), 336(2) and 336(3) (forgery), and 340(2) (using forged documents as genuine) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), an official said.
He said that the accused, employed at a prominent laboratory firm in the Wagle Estate area, was entrusted with three company credit cards for official business expenses, but she misused them for personal expenditure, reported PTI.
She allegedly siphoned off the funds to buy a four-wheeler, two two-wheelers, high-end cosmetics, liquor, clothing, departmental store items, and for expenses related to foreign travel, the official said, reported PTI.
To cover up the misappropriation, the woman allegedly fabricated expense records, and the irregularities came to light during an internal audit of the firm's financial accounts, he said.
The official said no arrest has been made so far, and a probe is underway.
Three booked for duping job aspirants of Rs 23 lakh in Thane district
In another case, a case has been registered against three persons in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly cheating people of Rs 23 lakh by promising them jobs in the Railways, police said on Friday, reported PTI.
Based on a complaint by a resident of Dombivli, the police on Wednesday registered a case under sections sections 318(4) (cheating), 316(2) (criminal breach of trust), 336(2) and 336(3) (forgery), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), an official said, reported PTI.
One of the accused, Vishal Nivate, who introduced himself as a clerk in the Railways, approached the complainant, offering to arrange for jobs for his son and two others as clerks and ticket checkers (TCs), he said, reported PTI.
The official said Nivate and his two accomplices allegedly handed over fake joining letters and bogus ID cards to three victims, and took Rs 23 lakh from them over the last five months, reported PTI.
When the promised jobs never materialised, the complainant realised that he had been duped, he said.
While no arrests have been made so far, a probe is underway to verify the extent of the forgery and recover the defrauded amount, he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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