Nagpur Police Arrest Suspect from Goa, Rs 2 Crore Scam Uncovered
Nagpur, India: The Wadi Police Station in Nagpur city has arrested a suspect involved in a major real estate fraud case, where the complainant was deceived out of Rs 2,04,76,703 without receiving possession of a promised flat. The arrest was made following a coordinated operation by the Economic Offenses Wing (EOW), which tracked the accused to Goa.
The accused, Arun Khanna, is the director of a real estate company based in Andheri West, Mumbai. In 2011, his company undertook a development project at Jashoda-Harman Metro Police, Mumbai. The complainant, Dr Santosh Tiwari, agreed in 2016 to purchase two flats on the 18th floor of this project for Rs 2 crore. He made the payment through checks at the company’s Nagpur office.
However, the promised possession of the flats, which was due in July 2018, was never delivered. When Dr. Tiwari demanded the return of his money, Khanna issued a check for Rs 2.58 crore but later withdrew it, promising a replacement check that never materialized.
Upon further investigation, Dr Tiwari discovered that the accused company had also deceived residents in the name of redevelopment. The flats in question were never constructed, and instead, they were sold to other buyers. Despite repeated requests, Dr Tiwari did not receive the flats or his money back, leading to a total fraud amounting to over Rs 2 crore.
The wanted accused, Arun Khanna, was tracked down to Highland Holiday Home in Cadoilim, Goa, where he was apprehended by a team led by Sub-Inspector Sagar Awhad. Following his arrest, the court has remanded Khanna to six days of police custody for further investigation.
This operation was carried out under the guidance of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Economic Offenses Wing, Nagpur City, with the active participation of Inspector Bharti Gurnule, Sub-Inspector Sagar Awhad, and officers Shrikant Chaudhary, Rajendra Nerkar, Atish Bhagyawant, Ravindra Jadhav, and Vijay Yadav.
The investigation continues as authorities work to uncover the full extent of the fraud and identify any additional victims.
