Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- Mumbai Police have registered a criminal case against nine office bearers and employees of the state secretariat, Maharashtra Mantralaya Co-operative Credit Society, for allegedly syphoning off Rs 1.66 crore by preparing and processing fictitious bills over a period of nearly five years.
The case, registered as Crime No. 361/2026 on September 16, follows a complaint lodged by Umesh Gopinath Tupe, 55. Police have invoked Sections 406, 409, 420, 465 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
According to the FIR, the alleged financial irregularities occurred between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2022, at the society's office situated on the ground floor of Akashwani Aamdar Niwas in south Mumbai.
Police alleged that the a...