Two booked for duping Navi Mumbai bank of Rs 18.6L by mortgaging fake jewellery

Police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly cheating a Navi Mumbai bank of Rs 1861 lakh by mortgaging fake jewellery an official said on Tuesday reported news agency PTIA woman mortgaged the jewellery at the branch of a cooperative Navi Mumbai bank in Uran area in January 2022A jeweller who was on the Navi Mumbai banks panel as valuer provided certificates of genuineness for the jewellery facilitating its mortgage for Rs 1861 lakh the official from Uran police station said reported PTIThe Navi Mumbai bank later found the jewellery was fakeFollowing a complaint by the bank manager the Uran police on Monday registered a case against the woman and the jeweller under Indian Penal Code sections for cheating forgery and criminal conspiracy the official said reported PTIIn another case a 67yearold former managing director of a multinational company has allegedly been duped of Rs 480 crore by online fraudsters who accused him of being involved in drug trafficking and threatened police action against him an official of the Thane crime branch said reported PTIAn FIR was registered on Saturday in this connection by the Thane polices cyber cell against three persons he said on MondayThe fraudsters posed as officials from central agencies made the victim divulge his confidential bank details and siphoned off the money the police said reported PTIThe victim recently received a call from the accused who claimed to have intercepted a parcel enroute to Taiwan at a leading courier companys customs office containing some contraband including MDMA nine expired passports and credit cards the official said reported PTIThey told the victim that they had his personal information including the Aadhaar card number to make him believe he was under the scanner he said quoting the complaintThey also informed the victim of an alleged case registered against him at the Andheri police station in neighbouring Mumbai threatening him of getting arrest warrants and legal consequences under provisions for the prevention of money laundering and drug peddling the official said reported PTIThe accused instructed the victim to download a video calling application assuring him that an officer would investigate the matter he said reported PTIUnder the guise of investigation the fraudsters posing as officials of central agencies with fabricated logos assured to get him absolvedThe scammers coerced the victim into sharing sensitive information including his bank account details debit card numbers and CVV the official said adding that the victim also shared with them details of his property transactions in Pune and Murbad in Thane district reported PTIThey instructed the victim to keep the camera on during the video call for further proceedings The next day they sought his personal details and accused him of engaging in illegal transactions claiming the RBI and and a private bank also had a suspicion over his activities reported PTIThe accused also asked him to transfer Rs 1 crore to his wifes account which he did However later when the victim consulted his UKbased son he realised that he had been cheated the official said reported PTIDuring investigation it was found Rs 480 crore was siphoned off from the victims account he saidBased on the victims complaint the FIR was registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act the police added reported PTIWith inputs from PTI