MUMBAI, July 16 -- A 42-year-old Parsi Colony resident cheated a 41-year-old woman he knew from his school days to the tune of Rs.1.25 crore by pretending to be the vice president of a leading software company. The Shivaji Park police booked him for cheating and criminal breach of trust on Monday. The accused is identified as Sandeep Dhanawade, a resident of Dadar, Parsi Colony. The complainant, Deepika Patil, was Dhanawade's classmate in school. She is also friends with his sister. As a Chembur resident working in an Information Technology firm, Patil was keen on buying a flat in Mumbai. In 2019, when she met Dhanawade, he pretended to be the vice president of a leading IT firm with an income of Rs.6 lakh per month. He told her that the income tax department had seized Rs.33 crore by freezing his bank account. To unfreeze, he had to pay Rs.3 crore. "He told her he owned a flat in Shivaji Nagar and another in Parsi Colony, each worth over Rs.5 crore. He was willing to sell the Shivaji Nagar flat for Rs.2 crore to Patil. He gained her confidence by showing her a sales agreement, share certificates, and a nominee list," said a police officer. Patil began paying Dhanawade the amount in instalments in March 2019. She borrowed Rs.76 lakh from friends and sold her jewellery for Rs.49 lakh. After paying him Rs.1.25 crore, Dhanawade refused to hand over the flat or return her money. So, she filed a complaint with the Shivaji Park Police. No arrests have been made so far....