6 booked for 'swindling' cash to the tune of over Rs 9 lakh

Six persons were booked for allegedly posing as agents of an electricity bill collection centre and swindling people of funds of over Rs 9 lakh in the district, police said today.
"An authorised bill collection centre of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) was operational in Boisar. The centre is permitted to collect payments of electricity bills on behalf of MSEDCL consumers," Police Sub Inspector S A Poman of Boisar Police Station said.
"However, the six accused used fake receipts and posed as agents of the authorised collection centre. They collected electricity bills in cash to the tune of Rs 9,18,203 from 584 power consumers between July and November this year," he said.

"Instead of depositing the cash with the authorised collection centre, they swindled the money. This came to the notice of the centre when the consumers started complaining about their monthly bill being shown as outstanding," Poman added.
A case under relevant sections of IPC was registered on Tuesday night in this regard and a probe is underway, said police.