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The owner of a shopping mall,who allegedly played a key role in the DDA flat allotment fraud by pumping in Rs 15 lakh for cornering dwellings,has been arrested in the national capital,police said today.
Jeet Ram,who was on the run since the case came to light,was caught by the Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police’s Crime Branch yesterday from Mam Mam Majesty Mall in Pitampura. He was one of the owners of the mall.
“We have caught Jeet Ram who was absconding. We are also trying to arrest other financiers who are involved in the case,” Joint Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik told PTI.
This is the seventh arrest in the case of a group of
property dealers who entered into a conspiracy to corner DDA flats reserved for SC/STs by fraudulently applying in the name of people belonging to these communities.
Jeet Ram’s name cropped up during interrogation of Gautam,who allegedly managed to corner 40 flats in the draw of lots under various names.
According to Patnaik,the financier allegedly provided Rs 15 lakh to Gautam for committing the fraud. Gautam also issued post-dated cheques as a security in favour of Jeet Ram.
Patnaik said police tried to catch the financier but was not successful till yesterday. “We managed to catch him after one of our teams kept a close watch on the mall,” he said.
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