Thane, Nov 12 (PTI) The Navi Mumbai police have registered an offence against three persons for allegedly cheating a home buyer of Rs 6 lakh, an official said on Sunday.

Based on a complaint, an offence under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code was registered against brothers Ranjit and Bhimrao Lengde and Lal Mohan Mandal at Koparkhairane police station on Saturday, he said.

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The complainant has alleged that the trio promised to provide him a flat at a cheaper rate in a project by CIDCO and took Rs 6 lakh from him between June 2021 and October this year, the official said.

The complainant confronted the trio when he did not receive a flat and soon realised that he had been cheated, he said, adding that no arrest has been made in the case so far.

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