The Amboli police arrested a 28-year-old woman, who claimed to be the daughter of West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya to cheat a family of Rs2.73 crore.
The Amboli police arrested a 28-year-old woman, who claimed to be the daughter of West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya to cheat a family of Rs2.73 crore. One of her accomplices has also been arrested, nine others are wanted.
Parumita Bhattacharya is a native of Agartala. The police said that she indulged in the crime to live lavishly with her lesbian partner who stays in Tripura.
They said she started staying on rent in a flat owned by Usha Misra, 62, the complainant, in 2006. With her gift of the gab and helpful nature, she soon developed good relations with the family.
Police records claim that she made a few of her accomplices pose as income tax officials and raid Misra’s flat in 2009. During the ‘raid’, the conmen claimed to recognise Parumita as Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s daughter to help her make a good impression before her flat owners.
The police said that she then asked the Misras for some financial assistance, promising to repay double the amount. “The victim was influenced by her affluent and politically powerful background.
The family lent her more than Rs2.73 crore over a year by selling its property in its native place,” said assistant inspector Rajendra Kane.
Parumita told DNA: “It was a mistake to indulge in crime and cheat people.” She said that she had been the victim of fraud and lost Rs85 lakh to a woman who later fled to Jakarta.
Fake railway officer nabbed
Based on CCTV footages, the Mumbai Railway Police have arrested a conman for stealing the valuables of foreigners travelling alone by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Mumbai Central.
“Sayyed Mohammed Hamid Ali, 53, Mumbra resident, was arrested outside the Mumbai Central station on Sunday,” said senior inspector Bharat Kumar Rane of Mumbai Central Railway police station.
The railway police based on CCTV footages managed to arrest the
conman.
—Dayanand Kamat
Molester teacher out on bail
The Borivli police have arrested a schoolteacher for molesting a 13-year-old student last week. The accused was later released on bail.
According to the police, the accused, Sandesh Redkar, 23, a resident of Dahisar, works as a physical trainer at a private school in Borivali (East). On February 24, he took the victim to the school godown and spoke to her in a vulgar manner. The next day, he tried to speak to her in the same manner but she refused to listen. He then started touching her cheeks and also tried to touch her private parts.
—Dayanand Kamat
Man cheats job aspirants, held
The Pydhonie police arrested a man for allegedly cheating several job aspirants. Abhimanyu Roy, 24, residing at Malad (West) was running an overseas job company at Masjid Bunder. According to the police, when three of the victims went to board a flight for Kuwait, airport authorities informed that they were travelling with fake tickets.
—Somendra Sharma
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