59-year-old cheated of Rs 38 lakh in land deal

Kolhapur | Sunday | 2nd September, 2018

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Kolhapur: A man has been booked for cheating Giri Girish Kulkarni (59) to the tune of Rs38 lakh on the pretext of selling her a land since 2013.“The victim, a resident of Ichalkaranji, met the suspect in 2013. Appropriate action will be taken against the suspect at the earliest,” he added. The suspect will be arrested after we complete investigations. An offence has been registered under section 406 (Punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of Indian Penal Code,” the officer said.“We have initiated an probe in this regard. However, in August, she found out that the suspects name is attached to the same property,” the officer said.When Kulkarni asked the suspect to return her money, he said that the land belongs to him.“After the man refused to pay her back, the woman lodged a complaint against him..