Six persons were booked for allegedly swindling Rs 8.56 crore from a cooperative credit society in Vasai here over a period of 12 years, police said today.
Police said that the six had siphoned off money invested by other credit society members and had also made false entries in the accounts books to hide financial irregularities.
"The irregularities came to light during a statutory audit of the society's account books. The six have been sent on forced leave," an official said.
An offence has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC, the Maharashtra Protection of Interests of Depositors Act and Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, an official said.
Inspector JR Kamble of the Economic Offences Wing said that the case had been transferred to the EOW on the orders of the Superintendent of Police and further investigations were underway.
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