Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Mumbai: Scams Targeting Homebuyers and Job Seekers
In Mumbai, two different scams have been reported.
In one, a man named Shrikant Gaikwad and his brother were tricked by someone named Mukul Dalvi.
Mukul promised them jobs and cheap flats from the government.
Shrikant believed him and gave Mukul a lot of money, almost ₹20 lakh.
But Mukul never gave him a job or a flat.
In another scam, eight homebuyers were cheated by three directors of a construction company.
They promised luxury flats and an advance-interest scheme but never gave possession or refunds.
The police are looking for the accused in both cases and are checking if more people were tricked.
A youth and his brother were duped of ₹20 lakh by a man promising jobs and low-cost flats.
The accused, Mukul Dalvi alias Abhay Patil, is currently absconding.
The victim, Shrikant Gaikwad, was promised a job at a reputed company but received neither the job nor the flat.
Three directors of a Kharghar-based construction company were booked for allegedly cheating eight homebuyers of over ₹7.29 crore in a luxury residential project.
The accused in the luxury project fraud collected crores through flat bookings and an advance-interest scheme but failed to hand over possession or refund the invested amounts.
- Who
- Shrikant Gaikwad, Suraj Gurav, and eight other homebuyers were duped by Mukul Dalvi and three Kharghar-based construction company directors.
- What
- The accused promised jobs, low-cost flats, and luxury residential projects but never delivered, taking significant amounts of money from the victims.
- When
- The exact timeline of the events is not specified in the articles.
- Where
- The incidents occurred in Aarey Colony, Goregaon, and Sector 37, Kharghar, Mumbai.
- Why
- The accused promised jobs, government housing schemes, and luxury residential projects to lure the victims into transferring money.
- Victim
- Shrikant Gaikwad, Suraj Gurav, Manish Kumar, Charantej, Parmanand Jain, Anil Pujari, Junghare, Manoj Malhotra, Aditya Apoorva, Saurabh Nair
- Accused
- Mukul Dalvi alias Abhay Patil, Three Kharghar-based construction company directors
- Amount Duped
- ₹20 Lakh (Job-and-Flat Scam), ₹7.29 Crore (Luxury Project Fraud)
- Location
- Aarey Colony, Goregaon (Job-and-Flat Scam), Sector 37, Kharghar (Luxury Project Fraud)
- Police Station
- Aarey Colony Police Station (Job-and-Flat Scam), Kharghar Police Station (Luxury Project Fraud)
- Investigating Officer
- Senior PI Ravindra Patil (Job-and-Flat Scam)
- Accused Status
- Absconding (Job-and-Flat Scam)
- Acts Violated
- Maharashtra Protection of Depositors (MPID) Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (Luxury Project Fraud)
Sources
Mumbai News: Goregaon Youth Duped Of ₹20 Lakh In Job-and-Flat Scam, Accused Absconding
Mumbai Fraud: Political Functionary And Associate Booked For Cheating Youth Of ₹9 Lakh On Pretext Of Government Job
