A case of cheating involving about Rs 5 lakh was registered with Civil lines police on Saturday. The accused had cheated more than two dozen people in the name of getting house constructed by Chhattisgarh Housing Board for them, informed City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Rakesh Bhatt.
According to police, Prem Prakash Dhurvey resident of Amarpuri area under Purani Basti police station has registered a case in this connection. Dhurvey who is a tailor by profession in his complaint told that few months back he had met Bhagwan Singh and Umrao Kashyap, residents of Bhatagaon area. The duo had assured him that they could get a house under BSUP scheme in the colonies being constructed for him, CSP said.
They had taken Rs 3,000 from him and had also handed over a fake recite. In the same fashion the accused duo took Rs 3,000 each from more than 25 persons. After taking the money both have disappeared and when these people realized that they have been duped, they approached police seeking help, the CSP said.
Meanwhile, after getting the complaint civil lines police has registered a case of cheating and other under the relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and have begun investigation.