Ghaziabad: A FIR was filed here on Monday against real estate tycoon Sushil Ansal and 15 others, accusing them of fraud for selling a plot without having legal ownership, police said.

The FIR, lodged under various sections dealing with cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy, by Uma Agrawal states that on Jan.9, 2012, she had bought a 153 square metre plot in Ansal’s Sushant Aquapolis township to be developed alongside National Highway-24 in the Doondahera area.

“We have registered the complaint and investigation has been initiated,” said Inspector Naresh Kumar Singh of the Vijay Nagar police station.

Agrawal said that on the Ansal’s commitment to hand over the possession of the plot within a year, she deposited Rs4 lakh and paid further installments taking the total to Rs22 lakh within six months. This was half of the price of the plot, as the agreement provided for a 50 per cent advance payment and the rest in a development-linked plan.

She complained the Ansals did not fulfil their commitment and continued delaying handing over the plot. As they were not responding to her complaints, she approached the state Urban Development Minister, who asked officials to solve her problem.

A month after her meeting with the minister, she received a letter from Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd, enclosing a cheque of Rs5 lakh and informing her that they do not possess the plot and will refund the principal amount in installments.

Indo-Asian News Service