Mumbai: An employee of a state-run hospital who was looking for a home loan of Rs 1 crore was duped by a fake finance company representative, and ended up losing around Rs 30 lakh in two years. The crime took place between Nov 19, 2023 and Sept 15, 2025. An FIR was registered with the south cyber police station earlier this month. According to a police officer, the complainant found an advertisement on Facebook about ‘Loan Mudra’. She submitted her details and soon she was contacted by one Sanjay Chaudhary. He told the complainant that a Rs 30 lakh loan was sanctioned and again asked her to pay the fees. Later, he said Rs 30 lakh more was sanctioned and asked for money again. The victim also paid for Chaudhary’s hotel accommodation when he said he had come to the hotel with her ‘loan payment’. In more than 40 transactions, the woman sent the entire amount to various accounts, provided by the accused.
