An offence of cheating has been registered against an undertrial lodged at Thane central jail in Maharashtra and a few others for allegedly submitting fake documents to seek bail, police said on Friday.

Based on a complaint lodged by the superintendent of the district court, a case was registered under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the IPC against Sameer Ashraf Qureshi, an undertrial lodged in Thane central jail, an official said.