The Police have registered a case against a real estate agent and his wife for allegedly cheating a Thane-based woman of Rs 32.83 lakh on the pretext of getting her a flat under a government scheme in Mumbai, officials said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

The 32-year-old victim is a resident of Mira Road area and her husband works abroad.

She claimed the real estate agent and his wife, both from Jogeshwari in neighbouring Mumbai, assured her of a house at Kandivali in the metropolis under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) scheme, an official from Kashigaon police station said, reported PTI.

The duo allegedly took Rs 32.83 lakh from her in installments from October 2023, but failed to provide her the promised house, he said.

When she tried to contact them and sought an explanation, there was no response from their end, following which she approached the police, reported PTI.

Based on her complaint, an FIR was registered on Monday against the couple under various Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery and criminal conspiracy, the police added.

FIR against two for misusing property documents of woman

In another case, the police have registered an FIR against two individuals 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, an official said on Monday, reported PTI.

The fraud involves `purchasing` a room, owned by the woman, from a man not known to her and subsequently selling it to an estate developer.

The accused are identified as Sarfaraz Peerzade and Viraj Churi, reported PTI.

The complainant, Sabina Sharif Shiekh, owns an ancestral property in Wanjewadi, Mahim.

“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 official said, reported PTI.

On this pretext, the accused collected all her property documents. Two days later, they returned the documents, stating that her room was no longer eligible for redevelopment as the government had discontinued the scheme.

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

“However, they took her documents once more 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”, as per the FIR, reported PTI.

After returning home, she narrated the incident to her family, who advised her to approach the local police.

She lodged a written complaint, and based on the evidence, Mahim police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) for cheating and breach of trust, reported PTI.

No arrests have been made so far, and further investigation is underway, the official added.

(With inputs from PTI)

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