Couple dupes Delhi man of Rs 2.36 crore on the promise of flat in CWG Village

Couple dupes Delhi man of Rs 2.36 crore on the promise of flat in CWG Village

The Delhi Police nabbed one of the accused from Kurukshetra, Haryana. However, his wife remains absconding.

File photo of Commonwealth Village flats in Delhi (Photo: Reuters)

Delhi Police has nabbed a couple from Kurukshetra, Haryana for duping a Delhi man of Rs 2.83 crores. The complainant Banke Bihari Sothalia alleged that a person, identified as Atul Kak, posed as Anil Jain and claimed that his daughter Purnima Jain is an employee of realty firm Emaar MGF and is entitled to a flat in the Commonwealth Village in Delhi for concessional rates. The accused offered to sell the flat to the complainant and consequently, an agreement was signed between them.

After the complainant deposited Rs 2.36 crore in Purnima Jain's account, the accused Atul Kak and Purnima kept on delaying the matter and did not give possession of the flat. Sothalia then approached the realty firm for clarification after which he found out that there was no such flat allotted to an employee at concessional rates and that he has been cheated.

Sothalia then registered a complaint with the Delhi Police and found that the man and woman were actually husband and wife, and had cheated numerous others. After investigation, Delhi Police found that the couple was staying in Kurukshetra, Haryana after which a trap was laid and the man Atul Kak was arrested. His wife Purnima Jain remains absconding.

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Posted byAshni Dhaor