A case has been registered against a Gujarat-based textile firm owner for allegedly cheating a cloth manufacturer from Maharashtra's Thane district of Rs 11.88 lakh, police said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

A first information report has been registered under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for the offence that took place in April and May this year, an official said, reported PTI.