Mumbai Property Fraud: Two Bank Agents Booked Over Alleged ₹1.35 Crore Flat Deal Scam
Mumbai: The Sahar police have booked two bank agents for allegedly cheating a property seller and a prospective buyer in a `1.35 crore flat deal by opening bank accounts without their consent and securing a loan using allegedly forged documents. Also Watch: According to the FIR, complainant Lionel Veloj, 46, a Wadala East resident engaged in real estate, had purchased a three-bedroom flat in…
Mumbai's Sahar police have arrested two bank agents for allegedly defrauding a property seller and buyer in a ₹1.35 crore flat deal. The fraudsters opened bank accounts without the parties' consent and secured loans using forged documents, according to the FIR. Lionel Veloj, a real estate agent, purchased a flat in Dombivli in 2022 and planned to sell it in 2024.
He engaged Durgesh Singh, who introduced him to prospective buyer Rohit Nelson. Nelson agreed to buy the flat for Rs1.35 crore after paying initial payments. The accused, Ajay Singh and Sushant Singh, reportedly approached Veloj, claiming to be bank agents who would assist with financial procedures. They allegedly obtained documents from Nelson and forged papers to obtain a loan in his name without his consent.
Additionally, the agents opened an account in Veloj's name at Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd on P D' Mello Road without his knowledge or consent, transferring ₹98 lakh into the account. Veloj informed the police about the fraudulent activities, leading to the filing of a case against Ajay and Sushant under Section 420 and other IPC provisions.
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