Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Woman arrested in Rs 16.5L property fraud case
A woman named Mehnaz was arrested for cheating someone out of Rs 16.5 lakh in a property scam.
She took money for a house but had already sold it to someone else.
After the fraud in 2023, she hid to avoid being caught.
The police found her in January 2025 and arrested her in Daryaganj, old Delhi.
The case was registered at the Adarsh Nagar police station, and she was declared a proclaimed offender in 2024.
A chargesheet was filed in early 2025.
Mehnaz was arrested for a property fraud of Rs 16.5 lakh in Adarsh Nagar, northwest Delhi.
She took earnest money for a house she had already sold to another buyer.
Mehnaz went underground after the fraud in 2023 and frequently changed her residence.
A local court declared her a proclaimed offender in 2024 due to her evasion.
She was apprehended in the Daryaganj area of old Delhi on January 1, 2025.
- Who
- Mehnaz, the accused woman
- What
- Property fraud involving Rs 16.5 lakh
- When
- Fraud occurred in 2023, arrest in January 2025
- Where
- Adarsh Nagar, northwest Delhi (fraud), Daryaganj, old Delhi (arrest)
- Why
- Mehnaz took earnest money for a house she had already sold to another buyer
- Accused Name
- Mehnaz
- Fraud Amount
- Rs 16.5 lakh
- Location of Fraud
- Adarsh Nagar, northwest Delhi
- Arrest Location
- Daryaganj, old Delhi
- Case Registration
- Adarsh Nagar police station
- Proclaimed Offender Declaration
- 2024
- Chargesheet Filed
- Early 2025
- Arrest Date
- January 1