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Brothers accused of ₹12 crore fraud in online booking contract at tiger reserve in Maharashtra

A case has been filed against two brothers operating a firm that was given a contract for online booking of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, after it came to light that they allegedly indulged in irregularities worth more than ₹12 crore, police said.

The accused duo, Abhishek Vinodkumar Thakur and Rohit Vinodkumar Thakur, are residents of Chandrapur city, and a case of cheating was registered against them at Ramnagar police station on Friday, they said.

The complaint was lodged by Divisional Forest Officer Sachin Shinde against the duo, whose partnership firm — Chandrapur Wild Connectivity Solution — was given the task of online booking, a statement issued by the district Superintendent of Police (SP) office said.

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