Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Elderly Man Duped of ₹12.5 Lakh in Flat Deal; Builder Facing Charges
A 66-year-old man from Nalasopara paid ₹12.5 lakh to a builder for a flat, but the builder never registered the flat or returned the money.
The man filed a police complaint, and the builder is now wanted for cheating and breach of trust.
66-year-old Nalasopara resident alleges builder cheated him
Complaint filed for ₹12.5 lakh paid for a flat that was never registered
Police register case, search for accused builder underway
Act considered criminal breach of trust and cheating
Offence registered under BNS sections 318(4) and 316(2)
- Who
- Kashinath Bhiku Ganekar (victim), Manish Singh (accused builder)
- What
- Flat purchase scam
- When
- Between 2014 and present
- Where
- Nalasopara, Maharashtra
- Why
- Accused builder allegedly cheated the victim out of ₹12.5 lakh
- Amount Paid
- ₹12.5 lakh
- Accused's Name
- Manish Singh
- Accused's Age
- 42
- Accused's Profession
- Construction businessman
- Police Action
- Case registered, search for accused underway