Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Indore Couple Duped of ₹22 Lakh in Luxury Villa Scam
A couple in Indore was tricked out of a lot of money.
They were promised fancy villas in Jaipur by people pretending to be from a company.
The scammers asked for money upfront, but never built the villas or gave the money back.
Police caught two people in Mumbai who were part of the scam.
One person, Dharmendra Wadhwani, was the main person behind the scam and took most of the money.
Preeti Rao pretended to be a representative from the company and contacted the victims.
The police found phones, laptops, and company materials.
They are looking for more people involved.
An inter-state gang was busted for duping people through social media.
The gang promised luxury villas in Jaipur using a fake company name.
A couple from Indore was cheated out of ₹22.17 lakh.
The accused collected advance payments but did not deliver the villas.
Two accused were arrested in Mumbai and are being interrogated.
- Who
- Dharmendra Wadhwani and Preeti Rao, along with an inter-state gang.
- What
- A couple was duped of ₹22.17 lakh in a luxury villa scam.
- When
- Information not available in the provided articles.
- Where
- Jaipur (where villas were promised), Indore (where the couple lives) and Mumbai (where arrests were made).
- Why
- To collect advance payments for villas and disappear without delivering or refunding the money.
- Victims
- Akanksha and Vivek Vajpayee
- Amount Duped
- ₹22.17 lakh
- Scam Type
- Luxury Villa Sales
- Fake Company Name
- Di Dau O Muntajae
- Accused Arrested
- 2
- Arrest Location
- Versova, Mumbai
- Main Accused
- Dharmendra Wadhwani