Maha: Man loses Rs 12 lakh to conmen who promised to double his money

Five persons were booked for allegedly cheating a resident of Sawantwadi in Ratnagiri district with the promise of getting his money doubled quickly PTI reported on MondayA police official said that accused took away Rs 12 lakh when the man arrived at a specified location near Thane Bypass in Bhiwandi on May 29One accused took the Rs 12 lakh with the victim while another accused walked along side claiming he had double the amount Later a van arrived at the spot and the man with the victims Rs 12 lakh got in and fled he saidIn his complaint the victim said he had borrowed Rs 12 lakh from his uncle the official saidAlso read Thane Man in jail since 2016 in theft case gets 6year imprisonmentA cheating case was registered on Sunday but no arrest has been made as yet he addedMeanwhile a man in jail for more than six years following arrest in a godown theft case has been sentenced to six years simple imprisonment by a court in Thane districtThe 23yearold accused Deepak Rajendra Shah shall be given set off under Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC for the period of detention which he has already undergone in jail from June 1 2016 Additional sessions judge D B Bangde said in the order passed on May 29 the report saidSection 428 of the CrPC pertains to period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence or imprisonmentThe court also imposed a fine of Rs 2000 on the accused as per the order a copy of which was made available on MondayAdditional public prosecutor S H Mhatre told the court on the intervening night of May 19 and 20 2016 Shah along with other coaccused trespassed into a godown in Bhiwandi area of Thane and stole 39 sacks of yarn worth Rs 405600 reported PTIThe other coaccused were in the habit of receiving the stolen property the court was toldThe judge in his order said The accused is produced before the court today for framing of the charge I have framed the charge against him The accused voluntarily pleaded guilty to the chargeTherefore I hold the accused guilty for offences punishable under Indian Penal Code sections 457 lurking housetrespass or housebreaking by night in order to commit offence and 380 theft the judge saidThe accused submitted that he is a labourer and his familys financial condition is very poor He is the sole earning member of his family There is no one to look after his family the court notedOn perusal of the record it is revealed the accused was arrested on June 1 2016 The accused has been in jail for a period of more than six years till today the judge saidThe trial could not be commenced earlier Now the accused is voluntarily pleading guilty to the charge against him In my opinion these circumstances can be considered as mitigating factors while convicting the accused by imposing lesser punishment the court said With inputs from PTI