Thane, March 28 A case has been registered against a tour operator from Thane district in Maharashtra, for allegedly defrauding a woman of Rs 6.6 lakh by promising to arrange travel bookings for her clients, police said on Saturday.
The Ulhasnagar police have registered a first information report under section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Akash Ahuja, an official said.
According to police, the fraud took place between November 2025 and January 2026, when the accused allegedly offered to book flight tickets and hotel accommodations for the complainant's clients for tours to Dubai and Goa.
He allegedly collected Rs 6.6 lakh from the victim and later provided fabricated booking documents as proof of the arrangements, the official said.
Upon verification, all the booking details were found to be fake. The complainant approached the police earlier this week, he said, adding that no arrest has been made in the case, and an investigation is underway.