Pune, Feb 19 (PTI) A man has been booked along with his girlfriend for allegedly duping his family to the tune of Rs 3.50 lakh and 30 tola of gold, police in Kondhwa in Pune said on Saturday.

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Akhilesh Yadav’s Jibe Against Yogi Adityanath, Says ‘Our Baba CM is Wonderful, Does Not Know Anything’.

The complaint was filed by the 62-year-old mother of the accused, an official said.

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: SP Alliance Will Win More Than 300 Seats in UP, BJP Will See Reality on Result Day, Says Shivpal Yadav.

"The complainant had a joint account with her younger son working in the Gulf. The accused used to help his mother with bank work so knew details, passwords etc. He withdrew Rs 80,000 using forged cheques, Rs 2.75 lakh kept as fixed deposits and 30 tolas of gold. His girlfriend has also been booked," he said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)