Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Two Bank Agents Booked in Alleged Mumbai Flat Scam
Police in Mumbai have accused two bank agents of helping carry out a suspected property fraud.
The case involves a three-bedroom flat in Dombivli.
Seller Lionel Veloj wanted to sell the flat for ₹1.35 crore.
Rohit Nelson agreed to buy it and paid ₹1 lakh as token money.
Police say the two agents collected documents during the sale process.
They allegedly used forged papers to obtain a bank loan in Nelson’s name without permission.
They also allegedly opened a bank account in Veloj’s name without telling him.
Police say ₹98 lakh was transferred into that account.
The agents have been booked, but the allegations still need to be established through investigation and legal proceedings.
Sahar police booked two bank agents over an alleged ₹1.35 crore flat-deal fraud.
Property seller Lionel Veloj agreed to sell his Dombivli flat to Rohit Nelson in 2024.
Nelson reportedly paid Veloj ₹1 lakh as token money, followed by additional payments.
Police allege forged documents were used to obtain a Union Bank of India loan in Nelson’s name.
An account was allegedly opened in Veloj’s name without consent, receiving ₹98 lakh; the case was registered on August 22.
- Who
- Sahar police booked bank agents Ajay Singh and Sushant Singh after a complaint by property seller Lionel Veloj; prospective buyer Rohit Nelson and real estate agent Durgesh Singh were also named in the account of events.
- What
- An alleged ₹1.35 crore flat-deal fraud involving purportedly forged documents, an unauthorized loan, and a bank account allegedly opened without the seller’s consent.
- When
- Veloj bought the flat in 2022, planned to sell it in 2024, and the police registered the case on August 22; the year of registration was not specified.
- Where
- The flat was in Dombivli; the alleged loan was obtained through Union Bank of India’s Andheri East branch, and the alleged account was opened at Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank on P D’Mello Road.
- Why
- Police allege the accused used forged documents and signatures to facilitate financial transactions connected with the property sale.
Police and Complainant’s Allegations
Accused Persons’ Position
Use of documents and bank accounts
Police and Complainant’s Allegations
Veloj told police that forged documents and a fake signature were allegedly used, while an account was allegedly opened in his name without consent.
Accused Persons’ Position
The article does not report a response or defense from Ajay Singh or Sushant Singh.
Loan and property transaction
Police and Complainant’s Allegations
Police allege the agents used forged papers to secure a loan in prospective buyer Rohit Nelson’s name during the ₹1.35 crore flat transaction.
Accused Persons’ Position
The article does not provide the accused agents’ account of the alleged loan or property deal.
- Alleged deal value
- ₹1.35 crore
- Property
- A three-bedroom flat in Dombivli
- Seller
- Lionel Veloj, a Wadala East resident engaged in real estate
- Token payment
- Rohit Nelson initially paid ₹1 lakh, followed by additional payments
- Alleged bank loan
- A loan was allegedly obtained from Union Bank of India’s Andheri East branch in Nelson’s name
- Alleged account transfer
- ₹98 lakh was reportedly transferred into an account allegedly opened in Veloj’s name
- Police case
- Registered on August 22 under Indian Penal Code Section 420 and other relevant provisions