The Navi Mumbai police has registered a case against a Sangli-based training and placement institute for allegedly cheating the government of Rs 79.49 lakh under a skill development programme, an official said on Saturday.

Based on a complaint lodged by a government official, a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code was registered on Friday against Dhondiram Tukaram Jadhav, director of Jai-Jui Charitable Trust, Khanapur, he said.