Man duped by acquaintance of Rs 2 crore

MUMBAI: A man was allegedly duped by an acquaintance of Rs 2 crore in a case registered on Friday.

The fraud case was registered by Agripada police against Irrfan Mehmood, who had promised Aalim Thakur 50% shares in Masers Group in

exchange

for money. Mehmood befriended Thakur and then started taking money in small amounts till it swelled to Rs 2 crore.

A senior inspector said the accused, who is on the run, was booked under

Indian Penal Code

sections 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property).

In another case registered by MRA Road police, a businessman was allegedly duped of more than Rs 43 lakh by six persons who used bogus client bills. They deposited the amounts, which were received in the form of demand drafts. They have been booked under IPC sections 408, 409, 420, 465 and 468. Mumbai Police said schemes offering high returns within few months are unreliable.