India, July 11 -- A man who allegedly posed as an employee in the office of the late deputy chief minister and promised low-cost Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) flats has been booked for cheating at least 12 people of Rs.65 lakh in Mumbai's Tardeo.

Police said the accused, who identified himself as Latif Rajguru, allegedly collected money from victims between December 2025 and January 2026 by claiming he could use his political contacts to secure rehabilitation tenements in Tulsiwadi.

The case was registered by Tardeo police on the complaint of Kanta Maru, 48, a Tulsiwadi resident who works at a private hospital. Maru was looking to buy a house in Tardeo in December 2025 when a real estate agent introduced her to Rajguru, claiming h...