The District Crime Branch (DCB) has registered a cheating case against six persons including a woman and her daughter here on Friday for allegedly cheating a retired teacher to the tune of Rs. 81lakh.
Swaminathan, a retired teacher from Ponnappa Nadar Colony in Nagercoil, has lodged a complaint with the Superintendent of Police alleging that he gave an advance of Rs. 8 lakh in cash for buying a house for his son at Kadamalai to one Saroja of Pilankalai in 2015.
He said he had also transferred Rs. 73.88 lakh to the woman’s bank account through RTGS.
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Even after several appeals, the woman failed to register the house in his son’s name, Mr. Swaminathan said in his complaint to the SP.
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The SP directed the District Crime Branch police to investigate the case.
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Based on his directions, a cheating case has been registered against Saroja, her daughter Jonisha, sons Edwin Jose, Ajin, Paulraj and John Christopher, police sources said.