A couple and their two sons have been booked for allegedly cheating 105 tribal women of Manor in Palghar district of Rs 1.72 crore, a police official said on Friday.
Sumaiyya Patel, Yaser Patel and their sons Alkam and Ayyank are accused of luring the woman into making self help groups (SHGs), taking bank loans in their names and diverting the money, the Manor police station official said.
A case under Indian Penal Code for cheating and other offences was registered on Thursday after the victims met Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil, the official added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
After Kohli And Rohit, Ravindra Jadeja Announces Retirement From T20Is
Double Murder Accused Missing For 9 Months Arrested Near Mumbai Pregnant Woman Walks 7 Km To Reach Hospital In Maharashtra, Dies Of Heat Stroke Maharashtra Man Who Hid Wife's Body In Bed Box Burnt Incense To Hide Odour BJP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Insulted Hindus, He Responds With RSS Jab Indian-Origin Woman, 24, Dies On Qantas Flight From Melbourne To New Delhi 2 Ministers, MP Lead Fight Back On Rahul Gandhi's Alleged Insult Of Hindus India To Create Cross-Border Retail Payment Platform With 4 ASEAN Countries Video: 56-Year-Old Indian Army Major General Performs 25 Pull-Ups Without Break They Burst Crackers To Celebrate India's T20 Win. It Killed A 5-Year-Old Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.