Man pays 3L for dollars, gets paper bundle

Thane: A medical shop owner from Ulhasnagar was cheated of Rs 3 lakh by two persons including a woman, who lured him into giving USD1,673 in exchange of the Indian currency. The police said few days ago a customer came to the complainant’s shop. His friend saw a dollar in his wallet and asked him about the source. The woman told him that it’s a sample to a couple of more dollars that belong to her aunt’s the late employer of her aunt. The accused offered to sell them for which he called them to Diva. The man gave a sample of USD20 which the complainant got encashed with Rs 1,640, said a police officer. The complainant went to Diva with Rs 3lakh. However, received only a bundle of papers in return. TNN