Fraudster makes fake ID in company's name to cheat people; Thane police launch probe
Thane (PTI): The Thane police in Maharashtra have registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly creating a fake website and e-mail ID in the name of a private company making medicines and seeking money from people, an official said on Tuesday.
The fraudster sent messages to people offering franchise for a certain fees by making use of the company's name, its videos, and photos of its CEO and founder, the official from Naupada police station said quoting the firm's complaint.
The company management came to know about the fraud through one of its representatives, who also got a call from an unidentified number referring to the fake website and a subsequent e-mail received giving details of the firm and availability of the franchise, the police said.
The police on Sunday registered a case against the unidentified culprit under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official said.
No arrest has been made so far in this connection so far, the police said, adding a probe is on into the case.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
