Overview
- An FIR was registered on February 22 at Narpoli police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against 43-year-old Balkum resident Prashant Mahajan.
- The complainant, a medical store owner who knew the accused, allegedly paid Rs 35.42 lakh in multiple instalments to secure his son’s admission.
- Police say the admission never materialised; the investigation is underway and Mahajan has not been arrested.
- In a separate Thane case, cyber police registered an FIR after a 46-year-old engineer was allegedly duped of about Rs 3.15 crore via a fraudulent online trading platform between December 12, 2025, and February 11, 2026.
- The investor was first shown fictitious profits of USD 5 lakh before access was blocked, and the case cites BNS sections 318(4) and 316(2) as well as IT Act sections 66(C) and 66(D).