A woman from Nallasopara is on the run for allegedly cheating 7 women in a bogus chit fund to the tune of nearly Rs 16 lakh.
A woman from Nallasopara is on the run for allegedly cheating 7 women in a bogus chit fund to the tune of nearly Rs 16 lakh. While the Tulinj police is still looking for the woman, more victims are expected to come forward to register complaints against her.
Viju Sanjay Tambe alias Swati Santosh Kasare (32) stayed in Mukund Niwas, Taki Road area in Nalla Sopara (east) along with her mother Gautami Tambe. In December 2014, the victim Shilpa Devlekar (34) came in contact with Kasare and the latter lured into starting a chit fund and promised her double the income in a single year on her investment.
Devlekar fell for the trap and gave Rs 2.35 lakh to the accused. Similarly, Kasare had convinced six others to invest money, said PI Prakash Birajdar of the Tulinj police station. In May, when Devlekar went to her house to ask for her money, Kasare wasn’t present and her mother feigned ignorance. Subsequently, she started ignoring her calls. Finally she suspected ill intentions and reported the matter to us, said PI Birajdar. “We registered a complaint on Friday, under Section 420 (cheating) and 406 (breach of trust) of the IPC against the accused who is absconding; but we have laid a trap to arrest her,” he said.
Six other victims who had given money to the accused have come forward to register the complaint against Kasare. Among them, Leela Kadam had given Rs 2.20 lakhs, Shanti Chaurasia Rs 1.80 lakh, and Anjali Chiplunkar had given Rs 2.35 lakh to Kasare, according tothe police.
