Five members of a family of jewellers have been booked in Maharashtra's Thane city for allegedly cheating a 41-year-old businessman of gold worth nearly Rs 1.4 crore, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.

According to the complainant, who is also in the jewellery business, the accused persons "lured him by assuring that they would supply 'A-one' quality gold in exchange for gold jewellery", reported PTI.