GURUGRAM: A city court has directed police to book a Gurgaon-based developer for duping nearly 900 homebuyers.
Homestead Infrastructure allegedly sold flats to the buyers in a housing project in Sohna without having land and required licence for the same. The company started collecting money from people in 2013-14 for its project 'City of Homestead'.
Judicial magistrate Ist Class Ravish Kaushik ordered the registration of an FIR for fraud and cheating against the developer, observing that it was a "criminal office which requires proper investigation" as Homestead took money from buyers without having any land or necessary licence for the project.
"The circumstances warrants for proper investigation in the matter, which can be done by police only. The police station concerned is directed to register the FIR under relevant sections and investigate the case from all angles," the court said.
Yogendra Ambardar, who had invested in the project, said the developer promoted the project in the name of Formula 1 legend driver Michael Schumacher. "The developer advertised the project and interested buyers were taken to the spot, shown maps and plan," he said.
As work did not start in the project, some buyers started an investigation on their own and realised that site visit was just a set-up and developer do not even have land. "We gave money and now realised we have been cheated," said Ambardar.
Manjesh Kumar, one of the petitioners, said they complained to different departments and even approached police, but they refused to take action. "Finally we approached the court in August and now it has directed to file an FIR against the company," he said.
On the directions of a Delhi court, an FIR has already been registered against Homestead directors and tennis star Maria Sharapova for its another project, 'Ace by Sharapova' in Sector 73, Gurgaon. "They launched two projects, one in Gurgaon and another in Sohna, and promoted them in the name of big global sports stars but delivered none," said Nand Singh, another homebuyer.
Despite repeated attempts, the developer could not be contacted.
Homestead Infrastructure allegedly sold flats to the buyers in a housing project in Sohna without having land and required licence for the same. The company started collecting money from people in 2013-14 for its project 'City of Homestead'.
Judicial magistrate Ist Class Ravish Kaushik ordered the registration of an FIR for fraud and cheating against the developer, observing that it was a "criminal office which requires proper investigation" as Homestead took money from buyers without having any land or necessary licence for the project.
"The circumstances warrants for proper investigation in the matter, which can be done by police only. The police station concerned is directed to register the FIR under relevant sections and investigate the case from all angles," the court said.
Yogendra Ambardar, who had invested in the project, said the developer promoted the project in the name of Formula 1 legend driver Michael Schumacher. "The developer advertised the project and interested buyers were taken to the spot, shown maps and plan," he said.
As work did not start in the project, some buyers started an investigation on their own and realised that site visit was just a set-up and developer do not even have land. "We gave money and now realised we have been cheated," said Ambardar.
Manjesh Kumar, one of the petitioners, said they complained to different departments and even approached police, but they refused to take action. "Finally we approached the court in August and now it has directed to file an FIR against the company," he said.
On the directions of a Delhi court, an FIR has already been registered against Homestead directors and tennis star Maria Sharapova for its another project, 'Ace by Sharapova' in Sector 73, Gurgaon. "They launched two projects, one in Gurgaon and another in Sohna, and promoted them in the name of big global sports stars but delivered none," said Nand Singh, another homebuyer.
Despite repeated attempts, the developer could not be contacted.
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