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Builder arrested for cheating home buyer

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Accused sent to judicial custody

A 45-year-old builder was arrested by the Noida Police Crime Branch on Wednesday night for allegedly cheating and duping scores of homebuyer Sanjay Ksana, who is the managing director of GBG Infrastech Pvt Limited in Sector 7 and a resident of Gaur City.

“The arrest was made on Wednesday night. The accused was produced in court and sent to judicial custody,” said Superintendent of Police (Crime) Preeti Bala Gupta.

Fake scheme

The arrest was made after Rukmina Singh lodged a complaint alleging the builder had launched a fake scheme promising two-bedroom flats for ₹18 lakh.

He allegedly visited the site with Mr. Ksana and was promised the flat in a year.

“I paid ₹1.5 lakh in advance and visited the site six months later. No development had taken place at the site,” Mr. Singh told police.

He met the developer again regarding the status of the project. Citing health reasons for not starting the project, Mr. Ksana demanded ₹1 lakh from the complainant. Mr. Singh made the payment but was later informed by Mr. Ksana that the site would be shifted to Garhi Chaukhandi village due to a technical problem.

Mr. Singh had in the meanwhile made a payment of ₹6.61 lakh to the developer. When his calls started going unanswered, he registered a case at Phase III police station on April 8.

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