Maharashtra Man Duped By Couple Who Took Rs 37 Lakh For Setting Up New Gym
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The man used to regularly go to a gym at Dombivli, where he came in contact with the accused in 2021, the police said.
A couple allegedly cheated a 40-year-old man from Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district by taking Rs 37 lakh from him on the promise of starting a gym, police said on Saturday. The victim works as a manager at an automobile showroom, an official of Naupada police station said.
Based on the complaint lodged by him, a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 34 (common intention) was registered against Mandar Mukund Sabnis and his wife Varsha.
"The victim used to regularly go to a gym at Dombivli, where he came in contact with the accused in 2021. Sabnis told him about their plan to start a gym and sought financial help from the victim. The accused told him that the gym project, which was to come up in Thane and Dombivli, would cost Rs 1.50 crore," the official said.
