Two separate cases of cheating involving a total sum of Rs 13 lakhs were registered with different police stations. In one case a man was duped of getting job while in another a man sold a mortgaged flat to his friend without paying the money, Police said on Wednesday.
According to Gole Bazaar police, Shankar Kaliya (45) resident of Rajiv Nagar Pandri has registered a case in this connection. Police informed Veerbhan Kukreja a friend of Kaliya lives in flat at Ratan apartment, Avanti Vihar colony. The flat is in the name of wife of Kukreja and he (Kukreja) had taken loan against the flat. However he could not pay the loan back and the concerned bank ordered to auction the flat.
“Kaliya then offered Kukreja to purchase his flat and asked him to pay the loan amount with that money,” said officer investigating the case. Kaliya then paid Rs 12.50 lakh and purchased the flat but after taking money Kukreja failed in paying the loan amount and also performed the registry of flat on the name of Kaliya,” police claimed. However police is trying to figure out how did Kukreja performed the registry of flat without proper documents and a case in this connection has been registered.
In separate case a man was duped of Rs 50,000 on the name of getting job for his wife. Yaad Ram Sahu (36) resident of Tumgaon, Mahsamund was cheated of the mentioned amount, police said. “Sunil Markos a resident of Avanti Vihar who was acquainted with elder brother of Yaad Ram Shau had promised that he could get Tarni Shau wife of Yaad Ram employed as computer operator in Tribal research and Training Centre Ambikapur,” said police officer and added that Yaad Ram had given Markos Rs 50,000 in month January this year for this purpose.
However Markos could not avail job for Tarni, police said. A case in this connection has been registered with Telibandha Police station.