Thane anti-extortion cell arrested a 42-year-old man who allegedly looted people the pretext of giving them jobs in Reserve Bank of India and a Mhada flat. There are more than 12 cases registered against him in Satara, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad and Mumbai.
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The accused, Prashant Badekar, used to keep changing his address and identity.
In Satara, he asked Bebitai Solekar, 39, to transfer ₹1 lakh in his bank account and promised him a Mhada flat. He fled with the money. Senior police inspector, anti-extortion cell, R Kothmire said, “We arrested him on Friday from his rented house in Kalyan.”
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