Maharashtra Woman Faces Charges for Alleged Rs 8.17 Lakh Insurance Scam

A 38-year-old woman in Thane, Maharashtra, allegedly duped her friend of Rs 8.17 lakh, promising a share from a fictitious insurance policy. Police have registered a case under section 420 of IPC against Sonia Suresh Nair, who is accused of defrauding her friend by fabricating an activation fee scenario.

In a troubling case of financial deceit, a 38-year-old woman from Thane, Maharashtra, has been accused of defrauding her friend of Rs 8.17 lakh. The police reported on Friday that the accused, Sonia Suresh Nair, duped her friend by promising a cut from a non-existent life insurance policy.

The Vishnunagar police station in Dombivili registered the case on Wednesday following a complaint. Nair allegedly convinced her friend that she needed Rs 8.17 lakh as an activation fee for her deceased father's life insurance policy. The funds were supposedly frozen in a joint account that had become inactive.

Between July 2023 and January 2024, the complainant transferred Rs 8.17 lakh to Nair through online transactions. As of now, no arrests have been made, and further investigations are ongoing.

(With inputs from agencies.)