India, Aug. 23 -- A father-son duo have been booked for defrauding a retired Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus conductor, his relatives, and his acquaintances of Rs.72 lakh. The accused allegedly promised the victims jobs at the Thane Municipal Corporation and State Bank under the 'chief minister's quota'.

According to the Meghwadi police in Jogeshwari, the accused Tanaji Ramchandra Shilimkar and his son Kushal have similarly defrauded other unemployed people too.

The complainant, Mohan Kundalik Jadhav, is a resident of Gondavale village in Satara district and owns agricultural lands there. He met Tanaji while working as a BEST bus conductor at the Majas Depot in Jogeshwari. Tanaji, who was also employed as a bus con...