Nagpur: A property dealer allegedly cheated a Dhantoli resident of ₹8.70 lakh by taking advance money for a plot and then selling the same property to someone else. Following a complaint, police have registered a case of cheating against the accused.
The accused has been identified as Mohammad Saif Mohammad Shakeel (31), a resident of Jafar Nagar, Mankapur. Saif was known to the victim, Shashikant Borikar of Dhantoli. He offered Borikar a plot in Nehru Sahakari Gruh Nirman Society, Jhingabai Takli, for ₹17 lakh.
Borikar paid ₹8.70 lakh as advance. However, Saif allegedly kept delaying the execution of the sale deed. Later, it emerged that he had already sold the same plot to another buyer.
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Based on the complaint, police have booked Saif for cheating and criminal breach of trust. The investigation is underway.
