A case has been registered against three persons for allegedly duping a woman from Maharashtra`s Thane city of Rs 16.35 lakh on the pretext of securing admission for her daughter in a prestigious engineering college, police said on Monday.
Based on a complaint, the Kapurbawdi police on April 2 registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the accused, Tashin Khan (40), Saif Khan (42), and a woman identified as Shruti, an official said, the PTI reported.
Newspaper ad led Thane woman to alleged fraudsters
According to PTI, the official stated that the victim had approached the accused at their office in Kapurbawdi after coming across a newspaper advertisement in June last year regarding admissions to an engineering college in Mumbai.
The trio allegedly promised to secure an engineering seat for her daughter, following which the complainant paid them Rs 16.35 lakh between June and November 2025, both in cash and through bank transfers.
Fraudsters issued bogus payment proof to gain trust
The accused also allegedly provided her with a forged fee receipt bearing a fake stamp and signature of the college.
The fraud came to light in November 2025 after the complainant visited the college to collect her daughter’s identity card, the official said, the news agency reported.
The trio have been booked under Sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust), 318(4) (cheating), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. No arrests have been made so far, he added.
Gang dupes man of Rs 30 lakh with promise of `Herbal Liquor` dealership in Maharashtra`s Thane, cops begin probe
Police have registered a case against five individuals for allegedly cheating a trader from Thane district in Maharashtra, of Rs 30 lakh under the pretext of offering a dealership for herbal liquor products, reported the PTI.
According to officials, the complaint was lodged last week after the trader claimed he had been duped by the accused, who promised him exclusive distributorship rights.
The accused — identified as Pawan Dashrath Hagavane, Sharad Rambhau Gaikwad, and Mahendra Piraji Khilare, along with two others — allegedly approached the complainant between February and July 2021, according to the PTI.
Police said the group presented forged documents, including a letter purportedly signed by the CEO of a company named Herbal Distilleries Pvt Ltd, complete with a fake seal.
They claimed to be authorised representatives and members of the company’s board of directors, police said.
(With PTI inputs)
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