Maharashtra: Couple booked for cheating homebuyers of Rs 1.48 crore in Thane

A case has been registered against a couple for allegedly duping homebuyers of Rs 1.48 crore in Maharashtra`s Thane district, the police said on Sunday, reported the PTI.

Based on a complaint lodged by one of the victims, the police on Friday registered a case under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code against Suresh Pawar and his wife Sheela, an official said, according to the PTI.

The police said, the couple from Kalyan allegedly lured people with the offer of getting them houses for Rs 10 lakh under a BSUP (Basic Services to Urban Poor) scheme.

The accused forged documents, including payment receipts, registration of allotments, etc, and duped the home buyers to the tune of Rs 1.48 crore since 2018, the official said, as per the PTI.

No arrests have been made in the case, and a probe is underway to find out the extent of the fraud, he said.

Couple, their son booked for duping developer over sale of land in Thane

The Thane Police in Maharashtra have booked three people including a couple and their son for allegedly cheating a builder of nearly Rs 42 lakh over the sale of land, an official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, in his complaint, the 27-year-old builder, who lives in the Bhiwandi area, said the accused and he had signed an agreement a few months ago towards the sale of more than 15 acres of land in Thane district.

The builder alleged that he and his family paid Rs 42 lakh to the accused in connection with the deal but the accused neither got the land transferred nor refunded the money, as per the PTI.

While the accused sold the land to others, they abused and threatened to harm the builder whenever he sought a refund, the official said citing the complaint.

Acting on a complaint by the builder, the Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi registered a case against the couple and their son on Tuesday, the official added, the news agency reported.

(with PTI inputs)