Builder lands in jail for cheating
A Juhu-based builder, who reneged after amassing lakhs of rupees from several prospective flat buyers, was on Monday night arrested by the Borivli police on cheating and forgery charges. The accused, identified as Nitin Mehta, 63, is a resident of Juhu, and was arrested after a senior citizen complained against him.
According to the complainant, Vasudev Sajnani, 64, of Mahim's Navjeevan Colony, he had bought a flat in Rs6.75 lakh from Mehta of Siddhivinayak Developers in Simpoli area at Borivli (West) in 1992. "Although Mehta drafted an agreement for the flat apart from giving him an allotment letter, two years later, Sajnani came to know that he had sold it to someone else for Rs18 lakh and did not give him possession," said senior inspector Bhagwan Chate of the Borivli police.
"When Sajnani contacted Mehta to inquire about the flat, he was told that he would be given another flat in the same area. After a few months, Mehta offered him three flats — two in Chikoowadi area at Borivli and one in Thakur complex in Kandivali (East). But despite Sajnani approaching Mehta several times, he was not given the possession of any of the flats," said Chate.
In his compliant, Sajnani has also charged Mehta with preparing fake documents and forging his signature while selling his Simpoli flat to another person. "Two years ago, Mehta also offered to give Sajnani a Pune flat with a market cost of Rs2 crore, but even that did not come through," said police officer.
After Sajnani, two more persons approached the Borivli police with complaints against Mehta, stating he had taken money from them for flats that never came by, apart from failing to return their money.
"We have found that there is also a cheating case registered against Mehta with the Kasturba police wherein he had allegedly taken Rs 11 lakh from one Rajsohia in 2001 and was yet to give him a flat," said another police officer.
Mehta was produced in the holiday court and remanded in police custody till December 9.
A Juhu-based builder, who reneged after amassing lakhs of rupees from several prospective flat buyers, was on Monday night arrested by the Borivli police on cheating and forgery charges. The accused, identified as Nitin Mehta, 63, is a resident of Juhu, and was arrested after a senior citizen complained against him.
According to the complainant, Vasudev Sajnani, 64, of Mahim's Navjeevan Colony, he had bought a flat in Rs6.75 lakh from Mehta of Siddhivinayak Developers in Simpoli area at Borivli (West) in 1992. "Although Mehta drafted an agreement for the flat apart from giving him an allotment letter, two years later, Sajnani came to know that he had sold it to someone else for Rs18 lakh and did not give him possession," said senior inspector Bhagwan Chate of the Borivli police.
"When Sajnani contacted Mehta to inquire about the flat, he was told that he would be given another flat in the same area. After a few months, Mehta offered him three flats — two in Chikoowadi area at Borivli and one in Thakur complex in Kandivali (East). But despite Sajnani approaching Mehta several times, he was not given the possession of any of the flats," said Chate.
In his compliant, Sajnani has also charged Mehta with preparing fake documents and forging his signature while selling his Simpoli flat to another person. "Two years ago, Mehta also offered to give Sajnani a Pune flat with a market cost of Rs2 crore, but even that did not come through," said police officer.
After Sajnani, two more persons approached the Borivli police with complaints against Mehta, stating he had taken money from them for flats that never came by, apart from failing to return their money.
"We have found that there is also a cheating case registered against Mehta with the Kasturba police wherein he had allegedly taken Rs 11 lakh from one Rajsohia in 2001 and was yet to give him a flat," said another police officer.
Mehta was produced in the holiday court and remanded in police custody till December 9.
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