Crime branch of police claimed to have arrested an absconding accused for selling BDA properties worth Rs 20.51 lakh using forged documents. The accused identified as laxmichandra Kumbhkaar was nabbed from Katara Hill where he was living with different identity.
Police said that three members involved in duping the victims to the tune of Rs 64 lakhs were nabbed earlier after Jagdish Singh and other victims reported the fraud with the BDA.
The accused confessed that he used to introduced Rupesh Sirode as BDA officials and himself as his driver and after a victim was trapped he used to assure that Rupesh has transferred the property in his name and documentation would be done in his name and fake agreement for selling of property worth Rs 1 crore was done with the victim Jagdish Singh.
Rupesh, Atul Shrivastava and Kamar Khan used to trap victim interested in buying properties of BDA.
Earlier, Rupesh Sirode (35) of Ayodhya Nagar, Atul Shrivastava (29) of Minal Residency and Ravi Kumar (31) of lalpura Bhind were nabbed in the fraud. The BDA lodged complaint after victims Vijay Dongre, Jagdish Singh and Narendra Kumar Sharma were duped by the accused to the tune of Rs 20.51 lakh and owner of Verma Travels, Deepak Verma was duped to the tune of Rs 43 lakh.
The master mind of the nexus Rupesh runs Sarthak Associates in Zone 2 and owns a shop in Indrapuri from which he deals in property, facilitating loan and garments. He has been booked by Piplani police for vehicle lifting in the year 2012. Atul works with Marketing life Company while Ravi works for a private firm.