3 booked for duping man, bank of Rs37.58 lakh in property deal

NAGPUR: The

Hudkeshwar police

have booked three people, including a brother-sister duo, have been booked for duping a man and a

bank

to the tune of Rs37.58 lakh in a property deal between October 10, 2011, and December 29, 2017.


The accused have been identified as Sunil Ambekar, his sister Neha and brother-in-law Keshav Sonekar.

Vijay Menon, 49, had bought a flat from Ambekar in Besa locality in 2011. A sale deed was also done. Menon, a resident of

Shivaji

Nagar, took a loan from a cooperative bank to buy the flat. He deposited a demand draft worth Rs12.58 lakh in Ambekar’s account. Menon was supposed to get possession of the flat within 60 days.

Meanwhile, the accused filed a false complaint at Sakkardara police station that they have lost documents of the flat. The accused then prepared new documents and sold the flat to Sonekar who also took possession of the property.

The accused also procured loan of Rs25 lakh from a bank by mortgaging the flat. Cops said the accused also did not pay the bank instalments, following which the flat was sealed.