New Delhi, An actual property firm has allegedly duped a retired Central authorities official of greater than ₹3.5 lakh in a long-standing housing venture that was closed abruptly on Barakhamba Highway right here, police stated on Thursday.
In reference to the suspected bogus CSR fund rip-off, by which scammers defrauded a number of people round Kerala by making false guarantees to provide computer systems, two-wheelers, and family home equipment at half value, the Enforcement Directorate searched a number of locations in Kerala on Tuesday.(HT picture)
Police registered an FIR primarily based on a grievance lodged by Manoj Anand, who retired from the Division of Telecommunications, authorities of India.
In response to the FIR, the corporate launched a housing venture in 2004 by which Anand booked a 300-square yard plot.
Nevertheless, after almost twenty years, the venture was closed abruptly with the accused allegedly transferring the land to its affiliate firms, leaving Anand and different traders with out their promised plots.
“I applied for the plot in 2004 by paying an initial amount of ₹1.5 lakh. Many other transactions were also carried out as per the accused’s demands, totalling ₹3.56 lakh, including the receipt for ₹2.06 lakh following the company’s announcement of receiving a ‘no objection certificate’ from the Jaipur Development Authority ,” the FIR stated.
The venture was displayed on the corporate’s web site beneath ‘upcoming initiatives’ till 2023 earlier than it was immediately eliminated, elevating issues among the many traders, the FIR stated.
Anand stated that regardless of repeated makes an attempt to contact the corporate, he was unable to get a transparent response on the current standing of the venture.
The corporate refused to offer any readability whereas cellphone calls to its workplace both went unanswered or have been redirected to a fax machine, the FIR stated.
Different plot candidates additionally expressed related grievances, claiming the corporate allegedly transferred the land to one in every of its affiliate firms by utilizing funds collected from the possible homebuyers.
4 extra victims Jitender Thakur, Mohinder Singh, Manoj Chaudhary and Sandeep have additionally filed complaints in opposition to the real-estate firm, alleging that roughly 2,000 plots have been booked within the housing venture between 2004 and 2005, with the corporate gathering round ₹50 crore as reserving quantity.
Regardless of receiving the funds, the corporate allegedly bought elements of the venture land to its associates between 2014 and 2019, the complainants alleged.
Additionally they claimed that the corporate’s collaborator launched a brand new venture on the identical land, for which the JDA issued a licence in 2020, promoting roughly 300 plots to the general public.
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