Nagpur, Oct 23 (PTI) A case of cheating has been registered against seven persons for allegedly taking possession of properties belonging to an ailing woman in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Sunday.

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An offence under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the IPC has been registered against a man from Bhopal in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh and six others from Nagpur, an official said.

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The victim was a cancer patient and the case was registered based on a complaint lodged by her adopted daughter, who claimed that the accused had fraudulently taken possession of properties belonging to her ailing mother, he said.

As per a complaint, the accused, who were friends and relatives of the victim, had allegedly taken possession of a house, a plot of land and a flat belonging to her by registering a sale deed and gift deed at the office of Deputy Registrar in Khamla, the official said.

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