Thane crime: Elderly man cheated of Rs 30,000 in Dombivili

The police on Saturday said that a 75yearold man was allegedly duped of Rs 30000 by an unidentified man who made away with the money in public in Maharashtras Thane district reported news agency PTIThe incident occurred in Dombivili town on Thursday morning an official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIAccording to police the victim withdrew Rs 30000 from a bank and was returning home when an unidentified man accosted himThe official said the man allegedly told the victim that some dirt had fallen on his shirt and advised him to clean itAs the septuagenarian proceeded to remove his shirt and kept his bag on the side the accused grabbed it and fled with the money the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIThe official said a case has been registered under section 3184 cheating of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and the police are examining the CCTV footage from the area to identify the accusedMan held for cheating several women under pretext of marriage after posing as copPolice here have arrested a man who allegedly posed as a Delhi crime branch officer and cheated several women after befriending them on a matrimonial site and promising to marry them officials said on ThursdayThe accused Himanshu Yogeshbahi Panchal 26 was caught on Tuesday from his native place Ahmedabad after a probe into a case registered by Valiv police in Maharashtras Palghar district following a womans complaint according to a police releaseDuring the interrogation of the accused it came to light that he had duped around a dozen women in the same way after connecting with them through the matrimonial site the release saidThe accused used to pose as an officer from the cyber security cell of the Delhi Polices crime branch it saidHe duped the woman in Valiv after connecting with her through the matrimonial site and promising to marry herThe accused allegedly called the woman to various hotels and lodges and raped her on multiple occasions He also gave her a fake diamond as gift the Valiv police saidBased on the womans complaint the Valiv police had registered an FIR against the man under sections 642m rape and 3184cheating by personation of the Bharatiya Nyaya SanhitaThe police probe team worked on several leads and arrested the man from Ahmedabad on Tuesday the release saidFurther probe was on into the case the police addedWith inputs from PTI