Man booked for cheating three persons of Rs 1.92 crore
Man booked for cheating three persons of Rs 1.92 crore
THANE: Police have registered a case against a man from Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra for allegedly cheating three persons to the tune of Rs 1.92 crore on the pretext of procuring wine shop licences for them, an official said on Thursday.
The Bhiwandi police in Thane district registered the case against Amol Shahji Patil, a resident of Ulwe in Navi Mumbai for duping the trio residing in Dombivli.
"In July 2021, the accused approached the victim posing as a staffer of Mantralaya (state secretariat in Mumbai) and told them that he could obtain liquor licences for two shops. He also showed the signed documents purported to be issued by the state excise department," he said.
