A 40-year-old woman in Thane district was allegedly cheated of Rs 5.6 lakh by four people who claimed hidden treasure was buried beneath her house. Police said the accused took Rs 4 lakh in cash and gold worth Rs 1.6 lakh during purported occult rituals

The incident took place on the night of September 20 in the Subhash Nagar area of Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials said. Police have registered a case against 12 people in connection with the alleged assault