Thane, Apr 24 (PTI) A woman in the water supply business was cheated of Rs 71.15 lakh by a man who allegedly promised to get her a contract to maintain Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation-run crematoria, a police official said on Sunday.

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The accused hails from Mumbra and took this money from the 54-year-old victim between July 2017 and May 2019 but then vanished without fulfilling his promise, the Bazarpeth police station official said.

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No arrest has been made and further probe was underway, he added.

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