An infrastructure company duped a number of people in the city and escaped with crores of rupees. A case of fraud was lodged with the MP Nagar police after a 60-year-old woman came up with the issue to police. According to the police, Phoenix Infrastructure Estate International ltd duped more than three dozen persons to the tune of crores of rupees in the name of developing and providing property in their housing project at Bhori.
In the FIR registered, 18 people have been named based on the complaints by the victims, who were duped by the same company. Till date, around 39 victims have surfaced and police suspects that more victims might report their complaints after the matter came into light.
Asha Singh of Bairagarh lodged a complaint with the MP Nagar police regarding the fraud in which she claimed that she had provided around Rs3.91 lakh to the company officials after visiting their office at Mansarowar complex near Habibganj railway station.
She claimed that in March 2012, she has provided Rs3.91 lakh and was promised that the property would be developed and handed over to her, but after waiting for long, the victim found that the construction work on the land was not started she enquired, but found that her calls were not answered and when she visited the office, it was found locked. later, she lodged a complaint with the police.The police have registered a case under section 420 and 34 and have started further investigation.