A case has been registered against a woman and her son for allegedly cheating a contractor of Rs 6 lakh in a land deal in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.

According to the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police, the accused, Meena Narendra Mhatre and her son Manish, allegedly approached the complainant, offering to sell him a portion of their ancestral land in July 2018, reported PTI.

The duo took Rs 6 lakh from him in cash and cheques over a period of seven years, assuring him of executing a sale deed for a plot worth Rs 7 lakh in Bhayandar, an official said.

However, investigations later revealed that the accused had already transferred the plot through a relinquishment deed to a relative, police said, reported PTI.

A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the duo under sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and a probe is underway, they said, reported PTI.

Man swindles gold worth Rs 5.72 cr from employer with fake corporate gifting order

In another case, a man was arrested for allegedly duping his employer by appropriating gold coins worth Rs 5.72 crore using forged purchase orders and documents, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday, reported PTI.

The Vanrai police station identified the accused as Sunil Gupta, who was arrested on Wednesday, reported PTI.

“Gupta worked at a firm making corporate gift items for the past two years and had been given the power to handle financial transactions. He had access to the company`s email accounts etc. He told his employer and complainant Naresh Jain that a pharmaceutical company had placed an order for gold coins for corporate gifting,” the official said, reported PTI.

“For this, Jain booked 3.4 kilograms of gold worth Rs 2.46 crore, which he handed over to Gupta for delivery. Gupta later submitted documents, including a stamped and signed tax invoice, to prove delivery. He then said the firm had placed a second order, after which Jain dispatched another 3.6 kilograms of gold coins valued at Rs 3.17 crore,” the official said, reported PTI.

After being confronted over non-payment by the pharmaceutical firm, Gupta confessed he had not delivered the gold coins but had instead misused them for his personal benefit.

“He admitted to creating bogus invoices and forged documents and assured Jain he would repay the amount once his financial issues were resolved. Jain also found out the pharma firm had not placed any order. He then lodged a complaint with Vanrai police, after which Gupta was arrested,” the official informed, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)

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