Man booked in Thane for duping woman, acquaintances of Rs 46 lakh with govt job promise
Thane (PTI): Police in Thane have registered a case against a man for allegedly cheating a woman and her acquaintances of Rs 46 lakh under the pretext of securing government jobs for them, officials said on Thursday.
The fraud took place between June 7, 2024 and September 2025, when the accused, hailing from Nashik, posed as a person working in a ministry and having influence in the secretariat.
He promised to secure government jobs for the 45-year-old woman, a resident of Bhandup in Mumbai, her relatives and acquaintances, an official from Manpada police station said.
The accused prepared forged documents with fake signatures and presented them as genuine government papers to gain the victims' trust. He allegedly took Rs 35.25 lakh from the woman and Rs 14 lakh from another person at an office in the Dombivli area of Maharashtra's Thane district, the police said.
After the promised jobs did not materialise, the victims demanded their money back, but the accused returned only Rs 3.25 lakh and failed to repay the remaining Rs 46 lakh, the official said.
Based on the woman's complaint, the police registered a case on April 20 under relevant legal provisions for cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust, he added.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
