3 booked for duping 8 persons of Rs 16 lakh on pretext of jobs in Thane civic body

Thane, Jul 12 (PTI) Police have registered a case against three individuals for allegedly cheating a 49-year-old housewife and seven other persons of Rs 16 lakh on the promise of securing jobs in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday. The alleged offence occurred over the last one year. The accused allegedly collected Rs 15.95 lakh from the eight victims after assuring them of jobs in the TMC, but neither arranged the promised jobs nor returned the money, a police official said. When the victims sought either the promised employment or a refund of their money, the accused allegedly threatened them with dire consequences, he said. Based on the woman's complaint, the Thane Nagar police registered an FIR on July 10 agains the accused under sections 318(4) (cheating), 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said. No arrests have been made so far and further investigation is underway, the police said. PTI COR GK