Overview

• An Amravati-based couple and their aide from Washim allegedly extracted Rs 7,01,500 from a Thane hair-oil firm by promising expansion over three years.
• Police say the accused accessed the company’s social media accounts, reset passwords, and misused corporate data for personal gain.
• The businessman approached Wagle Estate police on September 1, leading to a case under BNS sections 316(2), 318(4), 3(5) and provisions of the IT Act.
• In a separate matter, aluminium plates valued at Rs 39.55 lakh were reported stolen from an open construction yard in Upper Thane (Bhiwandi) in the early hours of April 6.
• Narpoli police registered a theft case on September 1 under BNS section 303(2), with suspects yet to be identified and investigation underway.