Thane, March 8 Police have registered a case against two individuals for allegedly cheating the owner of a private hospital in Thane district of Maharashtra, amounting to Rs 10 lakh, officials said on Sunday.
According to the victim's complaint, the accused had entered into a 10-year partnership for the Dombivli-based hospital's medical facilities in 2016, investing Rs 63.20 lakh. Between 2017 and 2021, they received profits and returns amounting to about Rs 1.28 crore.
The accused later abruptly withdrew from the partnership, demanded more money, and obtained cheques of Rs 1 crore from the hospital owner under false pretences. Of these, Rs 10 lakh was cashed, while payment on the remaining cheques was stopped after suspicion of foul play, an official said.
The accused had already recovered more than their investment, but allegedly engaged in cheating and attempted to defame the complainant in the medical profession, he said.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered on Friday against the two accused under sections 318(4) (cheating), 316(2) (criminal breach of trust), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 356(2) (defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Senior Police Inspector Ganesh Javadwad said.
An investigation is underway into the case.
