Thane, Sep 11 (PTI) Three partners of a private firm were booked for allegedly duping the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation of Rs 20.69 crore in a utility project being built under the state-funded Basic Services to Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme, an official said on Saturday.

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The firm did not complete the work in time, entered into illegal third-party agreements, defaulted on payments to the civic body and also brought about litigation to stall the project, a KDMC engineer said.

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A case of cheating and other offences has been registered in Khadakpada police station but no arrests have been made so far, he said.

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