Mumbai Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against two people for allegedly cheating a 35-year-old woman by misusing her documents to execute a purchase and sale agreement at the Worli Registrar`s office, news agency PTI reported, citing an officer.

The fraud involved ‘purchasing’ a room owned by the woman from a man unknown to her and subsequently selling it to an estate developer.

The accused have been identified as Sarfaraz Peerzade and Viraj Churi, police said on Monday. The complainant, Sabina Sharif Shiekh, owns an ancestral property in Wanjewadi, Mahim, reported PTI.

“One day, Peerzade approached her, claiming that the room registered in her father’s name was slated for redevelopment. He introduced Churi as someone who could assist her in securing the room under the scheme,” the police officer said.

On this pretext, the accused collected all her property documents, reported PTI.

Two days later, they returned the documents, stating that the room was no longer eligible for redevelopment as the government had discontinued the scheme.

A few days later, they took her to the Worli Registrar`s office, claiming she would receive Rs 5 lakh under a government initiative.

“However, they took her documents again and asked her to sign papers without disclosing their contents. Upon reading them, Sabina discovered that a room had been purchased in her name from Kamru Bahuda Jabbar Khan and subsequently sold to Sooraj Estate Developers Limited,” the FIR said.

After returning home, she narrated the incident to her family, who advised her to approach the local police. Based on her complaint and supporting evidence, Mahim police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for cheating and breach of trust.

No arrests have been made so far, and the investigation is ongoing, the officer added.

Mira Road couple booked for duping investors of Rs 10.50 lakh

Police have registered an FIR against a couple from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) for allegedly duping several individuals of Rs 10.50 lakh under the pretext of offering high returns on share market investments.

The accused, Nitesh Prajapati and his wife, are residents of Kashimira in Mira Road. Prajapati allegedly portrayed himself as an experienced share market investor and gained the trust of a complainant, who invested Rs 5 lakh, according to police.

The couple similarly collected money from other residents in the Mira-Bhayandar region, luring them with promises of handsome profits. When the investors demanded their money back, the accused refused, claiming losses in the market.

Police have booked the Prajapati couple under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and are investigating.

(With PTI inputs)

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