Police have registered a case against four truck drivers and five other persons for allegedly trying to steal iron rods valued at several lakhs of rupees from a logistics centre in Maharashtra`s Thane district, officials said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

During patrolling near the logistics centre at Rajnoli Naka in the Bhiwandi area on November 6, the police saw some persons shifting iron rods from a truck to other vehicles, reported PTI.

When the police approached the location, the persons fled, an official from Kongaon police station said.

The truck drivers were handing over iron rods, meant for delivery, to some other persons, thus indulging in theft of the consignment, he said.

The police recovered iron rods valued at several lakhs from trucks at the spot and impounded the vehicles, reported PTI.

A case was registered against the accused under legal provisions for theft, he added.

Businessman duped of Rs 16 lakh in coconut trade fraud; 4 booked

In another case, a 50-year-old businessman from Maharashtra`s Thane city has allegedly been cheated of Rs 16.82 lakh after being promised high returns in the coconut trade, police said on Tuesday, reported PTI.

The Vartak Nagar police in Thane have registered an FIR against four individuals in connection with the fraud that took place between September and December 2024, they said.

“The accused lured the victim to partner with them and invest in the business of coconut sale, promising him lucrative returns. The victim, believing them, invested more than Rs 16 lakh in the business,” an official from Vartak Nagar police station said, reported PTI.

Later, the accused paid him only Rs 1.59 lakh. When the businessman asked for the balance of the profit, the accused refused to make any more payment, the official said, quoting the victim`s complaint, reported PTI.

Based on the complaint, the police on Monday registered a case against the four accused on charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust, he added.

Case against real estate developer for Rs 100 crore housing fraud in Mumbai

Meanwhile, the police have registered a case against a real estate developer and others for allegedly defrauding homebuyers of Rs 100 crore by promising flats in Mumbai`s Wadala area and diverting the funds for personal use, officials said on Thursday, reported PTI.

The police`s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) registered the case on Wednesday after the preliminary enquiry based on a complaint filed by 62-year-old Chartered Accountant Anil Dron, a resident of Kandivali in Mumbai, an official said, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)

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