Woman booked for duping postal scheme depositors of Rs 95 lakh in Navi Mumbai
Thane (PTI): A case has been registered against a postal savings scheme agent for allegedly duping depositors of Rs 95 lakh in Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.
Based on a complaint, the Khandeshwar police on Sunday registered a first information report against the 60-year-old woman agent under sections 316(5) (criminal breach of trust) and 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), said assistant police inspector Sharad Pawar.
The offence relates to investments made between September 2014 and June 2025.
"The accused convinced five housewives to invest in various postal saving schemes, and they collectively invested Rs 95 lakh. The accused, however, diverted the money for her personal use and misappropriated the sum," he said.
The fraud came to light when the women sought to withdraw their deposits and the returns, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made and a probe is underway.
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Man shot dead in Jharkhand’s Jamtara, probe underway
Jamtara (Jharkhand) (PTI): A man was shot dead by three unidentified bike-borne armed miscreants in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district on Sunday, police said.
The incident took place at Dharampur village within Narainpur police station limits when the victim, identified as Furkan Ansari, a resident of the same village, had gone out for his morning tea at a stall around 8.15 am, they said.
Narainpur OC Murad Hasan said, "The victim's body was handed over to his family members after post-mortem examination at Sadar Hospital."
Police have launched an investigation into the matter, the OC said.
