News: Faridabad: Conman arrested for duping over 500 people in land fraud-28-12-2021
Joint commissioner (EOW) Chhaya Sharma said the accused, Sudhir Bidhuri (38), was a resident of Tughlaqabad. He started off as a small-time property dealer and later joined a reality firm and started duping people.
NEW DELHI: An alleged conman has been arrested for duping over 500 people on the pretext of allotting land in Faridabad. The accused collected money for building a residential complex and went underground.
Joint commissioner (EOW) Chhaya Sharma said the accused, Sudhir Bidhuri (38), was a resident of Tughlaqabad. He started off as a small-time property dealer and later joined a reality firm and started duping people.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had received around 32 complaints against Bidhuri and his firm, GRPL Globe Realty. The victims alleged that they had booked residential plots under a housing scheme in the name of “Krishna Kunj Township” in Greater Faridabad. The accused allegedly collected around Rs 5 crore from 500 investors.
The residential complex was to have 496 plots with a total area of 48523 square yards, apart from a cemented road, footpath, temple, park, electrical connections, drainage system, sewage line, a club and a boundary wall around each plot.
“The company lured people with the help of pamphlets, calls and other means by showing that it was ISO 9001-2008 certified. The project was supposedly approved by the competent authorities. Agreements were executed for the proposed residential plots, payment schedule, ikrarnama, full and final and issued receipts against funds obtained from the complainants,” said Sharma.
However, the company failed to provide possession of the plots even after taking full payment from the complainants. Subsequently, multiple FIRs were registered and investigation was started.
During investigation, it was found that the company did not have any land at Tilori, Faridabad and also did not have any permission from state and central government departments to develop any residential colony. “Still, the accused and the company’s directors lured people by making false claims,” said an officer
The probe also established that Bidhuri received Rs 54 lakh through bank accounts and the same was misappropriated by him with the help of his associates, whose role was being investigated. He issued slips to the investors under his signature and did not register any plot in their names, police said.
