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Four Booked for Cheating Woman of Rs 5.6 Lakh with 'Hidden Treasure' Scam
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News18•26-09-2026, 09:45
Four Booked for Cheating Woman of Rs 5.6 Lakh with 'Hidden Treasure' Scam
- •Four individuals allegedly defrauded a 40-year-old woman of Rs 5.6 lakh in Thane district.
- •The accused convinced the victim, Rekha Sunil Bhoir, that hidden treasure lay beneath her house.
- •They extracted Rs 4 lakh cash and gold worth Rs 1.6 lakh under the guise of performing occult rituals to unearth the wealth.
- •The Ulhasnagar police have registered a case of extortion, cheating, and criminal intimidation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition Act.
- •A team has been dispatched to trace the absconding accused: Babbu Guru, Pammi Guru, Ganesh Pawar, and Gita Jadhav.
Key Questions Answered
The suspects defrauded the 40-year-old woman of a total of Rs 5.6 lakh, which included Rs 4 lakh in cash and gold worth Rs 1.6 lakh.
The Ulhasnagar police registered a case against the four accused for extortion, cheating, and criminal intimidation under both the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition Act.
The accused convinced the victim that there was a hidden treasure beneath her house and extracted her cash and gold under the pretext of performing black magic and occult rituals to unearth it.
