Thane, Jan 18 (PTI) A 60-year-old woman and herdaughter were booked today by Naupada police here forallegedly cheating at least half a dozen unemployed youths tothe tune of Rs 37.85 lakh, an officer said.
A case against the two women - Jayashree Mohite andher 34-year-old daughter Megha Kadam - was registered underIPC sections 420 (cheating), 506 (criminal intimidation) andothers, police sub inspector K S Bagdane of Naupada policestation said.
"As part of their strategy, the accused approachedaround half a dozen people promising to give placement to themin Canara Bank and took money from them from time to timebetween 2011 and 2013. However, the victims neither got jobsnor received their money back," he said.
When the victims approached them for job and soughttheir money back, the women threatened them.
According to police, both the women were booked in asimilar case in 2008.
Further investigation is on. PTI CORNP.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.