Updated On: 20 January, 2026 07:34 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
According to the police, the complainant, an oil trader, alleged that the accused systematically siphoned off cash and goods belonging to the company over a 10-month period while he was employed there

A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the accused. Representational Pic
A case has been registered against a 35-year-old man for allegedly cheating his former employer of Rs 38.61 lakh in Maharashtra’s Thane district, news agency PTI reported, quoting the police on Tuesday.
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the accused, Prakash Jabbar Singh, under sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 318(4) (cheating) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for the alleged fraud that took place between January and October 2024, an officer said.