<p>Thane: A 39-year-old woman strawberry farmer from Pune has allegedly been cheated by a trader at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Navi Mumbai of Rs 5.7 lakh, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>The accused, from Vashi in Navi Mumbai, contacted the strawberry grower and sought supply of the fruit on credit.</p>.<p>As the woman was dealing with the trader for the first time, she asked one of her relatives to do due diligence and verify whether the accused was a merchant at the Vashi APMC.</p>.Man cheated of Rs 3 lakh in foreign currency exchange fraud; 3 booked.<p>After confirmation, she supplied him fruit stocks worth Rs 5.7 lakh between November 2022 and February this year, an official from APMC police station said.</p>.<p> However, the accused did not pay the money despite repeated reminders. The woman then approached the police with a complaint.</p>.<p>The police on Saturday registered a case against the trader under Indian Penal Code Section 420 (cheating), the official said. </p>
<p>Thane: A 39-year-old woman strawberry farmer from Pune has allegedly been cheated by a trader at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Navi Mumbai of Rs 5.7 lakh, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>The accused, from Vashi in Navi Mumbai, contacted the strawberry grower and sought supply of the fruit on credit.</p>.<p>As the woman was dealing with the trader for the first time, she asked one of her relatives to do due diligence and verify whether the accused was a merchant at the Vashi APMC.</p>.Man cheated of Rs 3 lakh in foreign currency exchange fraud; 3 booked.<p>After confirmation, she supplied him fruit stocks worth Rs 5.7 lakh between November 2022 and February this year, an official from APMC police station said.</p>.<p> However, the accused did not pay the money despite repeated reminders. The woman then approached the police with a complaint.</p>.<p>The police on Saturday registered a case against the trader under Indian Penal Code Section 420 (cheating), the official said. </p>