A 37 year-old builder has been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly duping people on tune of Rs 1.2 crores by selling the same flats to different buyers in Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area. Police said that they have received several police complaints at Fatehpur Beri Police station against the accused for fraud charges.
The accused has been identified as Yogesh Kumar Bhati, a resident of Delhi’s Sulatnpur village. According to Vijay Kumar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, Bhati had sold the same property through sale deed to different persons and received Rs 30 lakhs per flat from the buyers.
“On March 8, a complaint was received in which the complainant Sanjeet Kumar alleged that Bhati has cheated him of lakhs by re-selling a flat which was already sold to him,” said the DCP.
“According to Sanjeet’s complaint, he had booked a flat in Sultanpur village, on January 27, 2017 with Bhati worth Rs 28 lakhs and he paid the entire amount to Bhati in different transactions. He got the sale deed registration in the name of his wife dated August 29, 2018. Possession of the flat was handed over to him and he had put lock on his flat as some renovation work was to be carried out by Bhati” added DCP
“But, on Januray 7, 2019, when Sanjeet visited his flat and he found some persons inside. Through that he learnt, those people are living in same flat which he had purchased was also sold to them by Bhati,” said the DCP.
“When questioned, Bhati agreed to return his money with damages. He handed over him two cheques of Rs 34 lakh and promised to pay remaining balance with damages after few days. He presented the cheque to his bank but cheques bounced with remarks of “Payments stopped”,the DCP said.
“Another complainant, Tanuj Kumar alleged that he purchased the third floor of a property at Sultanpur village from Bhati at Rs 60 lakhs. He paid the amount in different transactions through cheque and cash,” the DCP said.
“Bhati told him the same false excuse of renovation work. When complainant visited the said property, he noticed that three persons were already residing at all three portions which he had bought. The accused had also sold the same property to other buyers,” said the DCP.
“Details of the bank account used by the accused persons to receive the money are being verified. Further investigation efforts are being made to apprehend remaining associates of the accused,” the DCP added.