Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Woman Duped of ₹14 Lakh in Jabalpur Real Estate Deal
Madhubala Tiwari wanted to buy a house and contacted Arena Developers.
She met with Sheikh Jilani and Atul Sahu, who claimed to be selling properties.
She paid them ₹10 lakh and had some work done on the property.
When she was ready to pay the remaining amount, they refused to register the property, claiming the land was under a certain category, and sold it to someone else.
The accused gave her two bounced checks, and promised to repay the money.
She later found that the deposit receipts were fake.
The police have filed a case and are investigating.
Madhubala Tiwari sought to purchase a house.
She contacted Arena Developers and met with Sheikh Jilani and Atul Sahu.
She paid a total of ₹10 lakh upfront for a single-plex.
The accused refused to register the property and sold it to someone else.
Two cheques issued to the victim bounced, and an FIR has been filed.
- Who
- Madhubala Tiwari was the victim, Sheikh Jilani and Atul Sahu were the accused.
- What
- A woman was allegedly duped of ₹14 lakh in a real estate deal.
- When
- The events occurred prior to the reporting of the article.
- Where
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The accused allegedly took the money under false pretenses of selling a property that they could not, and failed to return the money.
- Victim
- Madhubala Tiwari
- Amount Duped
- ₹14 lakh
- Accused
- Sheikh Jilani and Atul Sahu
- Location
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Property Type
- Single-storied house/duplex
- Accused Company
- Arena Developers
- Status
- FIR filed, investigation initiated