Infratech owner Kisan Dhavji Rathod, 12 others booked: 51 buyers allegedly cheated of ₹89.07 lakh
All 13 are accused of luring 51 people with low-priced flats and open plots and taking ₹89.07 lakh from them.
IllustrationInfratech owner Kisan Dhavji Rathod and 12 others have been booked by Bharati Vidyapeeth police in a cheating case over flats and open plots offered at low prices in a ‘Katraj Valley’ housing project; police say 51 people allegedly lost ₹89,07,000.
Police say the company allegedly collected booking amounts but never handed over possession.
The complainant is a 38-year-old nurse. Police said that in July 2023 she saw a social media advertisement for the project promising flats at affordable rates.
At the company’s Mangadewadi office she booked flats priced at ₹8 lakh and ₹14 lakh, and paid ₹2 lakh upfront.
She was allegedly told the groundbreaking would follow in six months. Six months on, she says, no work had begun.
She alleges she was refused a refund, and that the remaining staff told her:
“We have not taken your money; do whatever you want.”
the remaining staff, she alleges
One buyer says not even basic excavation has been done. Other buyers say they were promised work would start around Dussehra, and that nearly ten of the company’s offices in Pune have shut.
Police Sub-Inspector Patil is investigating.
Information: Bharati Vidyapeeth police.
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