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A case has been registered in opposition to the 2. (Representational)
Thane:
A pair of unidentified social media customers cheated a lady in Thane of Rs 18.15 lakh after befriending her on Fb, Thane metropolis police mentioned on Wednesday.
A person and a lady despatched friendship requests to the 48-year-old complainant earlier this 12 months, claiming that they each had been London-based neurosurgeons.
In August, the duo messaged the lady that that they had despatched an costly reward to her however she might want to pay some cash for getting it cleared from the customs.
Believing them, the lady deposited a complete of Rs 18,51,221 in several financial institution accounts in August and September, as per her grievance.
When no reward arrived, she realized that she had been cheated.
A case below IPC sections 420 (dishonest) and 406 (prison breach of belief) was registered on Tuesday at Srinagar police station in Thane metropolis and additional probe was on, police mentioned.
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