Looking to buy DDA flat, advocate couple ‘cheated of Rs 24 lakh’, FIR lodged

When Ashish asked to see the sale deed, the duo claimed that the original ownership documents, including the sale deed and conveyance deed, had been mortgaged with a private bank as collateral for a loan of Rs 1 crore, according to an FIR.

A deal was set at Rs 2.4 crore, out of which Rs 24 lakh were paid to the property dealer couple by the Guptas, the FIR added. However, when the accused sent the Guptas the bank documents on their phone, they discovered that the title of the flat was defective, the FIR said. The conveyance deed registration documents from the sub-registrar’s office were also not provided to them, it added.

On May 26, Ashish and Pooja approached the police.

An FIR was registered at the Amar Colony police station against the property dealer couple, as well as the mother-son duo from whom the latter purportedly purchased the DDA flat.

Additionally, police found that the said property also had illegal extension. According to the FIR, the extension had been included in the sale deed by the couple in collusion with the purported original owners. The FIR alleged that the accused duo had previously been involved in fraudulent sales of several other DDA flats.

According to a police officer, the matter is under investigation.

The accused have been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) pertaining to cheating and criminal conspiracy, among others.