Greater Noida: 2 builders held for selling unfit flats in Shahberi

GREATER NOIDA: Two men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly building and selling flats in Shahberi village that were deemed unfit for people to live in.
The accused, Hirendra Kant Sharma and Ashok Goswami, both from Ghaziabad, were picked up from their houses. Police said they had been on the run since last year.
As per the complaint filed by officials of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, the accused have duped hundreds of people into investing in illegal properties at Shahberi. Separate cases were registered against them under sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 288 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings), 420 (cheating) and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using forged as genuine) of the IPC.
Harish Chander, DCP (central Noida) said: “They constructed illegal buildings with substandard material after getting the floor maps approved by the development authority and later, they sold the flats. A case was filed after GNIDA reported it in 2019. Police got a tip off after which the two were arrested.” He added that they were remanded in judicial custody after being produced in court.
More than 1,450 illegal buildings have been found in Shahberi.