The couple, identified as Naresh Kumar Sikri (57) and Sharda Sikri (55), residents of Dwarka Sector-9, allegedly "sold" the same apartment to multiple unsuspecting buyers, pocketing massive sums through fraudulent agreements.
The mastermind of the case, Mohit Gogia, along with four associates, has been arrested. Efforts are ongoing to trace other absconding accused involved in cheating multiple victims across Delhi-NCR, including another mastermind, Ram Singh @ Babaji.
Justice Girish Kathpalia, while dismissing the fifth anticipatory bail plea in the matter, noted that both a Magistrate and an Additional Sessions Judge had entertained applications and stayed arrest even after the High Court and the apex court had declined relief.
According to the police, the accused has been identified as Mohsin Mohammed (36), who was involved in a fraudulent property sale worth crores of rupees.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 1 (ANI): A retired lieutenant colonel and his associate, a builder, were convicted to imprisonment for five years and fined Rs 1 lakh each by a court in Odisha for cheating defence personnel with the promise to provide them residential plots.