LUCKNOW: The Vibhutikhand police on Tuesday arrested director of a real-estate agency for allegedly duping over 200 folks on pretext of offering homes/flats.
The accused recognized as Pankaj Thakur was arrested from his workplace. SHO, Vibhutikhand, Ram Singh, stated Pankaj was working together with one Shashank Gupta and had floated a agency which used to vow flats, homes.
“The accused used to take cash from the gullible however by no means constructed any property. When the victims went to hunt return of their hard-earned cash they had been threatened with dire penalties,” he stated.
The case got here to fore when victims Shriprabha and Amitesh Pandey, who had been duped of Rs 37.87 lakh and Rs 19.32 lakh respectively, reported the matter to police after failing to get their a reimbursement.
Police stated as far as many as 200 folks have been duped by the agency.
The accused recognized as Pankaj Thakur was arrested from his workplace. SHO, Vibhutikhand, Ram Singh, stated Pankaj was working together with one Shashank Gupta and had floated a agency which used to vow flats, homes.
“The accused used to take cash from the gullible however by no means constructed any property. When the victims went to hunt return of their hard-earned cash they had been threatened with dire penalties,” he stated.
The case got here to fore when victims Shriprabha and Amitesh Pandey, who had been duped of Rs 37.87 lakh and Rs 19.32 lakh respectively, reported the matter to police after failing to get their a reimbursement.
Police stated as far as many as 200 folks have been duped by the agency.