A couple from Delhi has been arrested for allegedly selling a flat in Gurugram valued at ₹ 1.10 crore using counterfeit documents. The police confirmed the arrest on Wednesday, highlighting the seriousness of the fraudulent activity in the real estate sector.
The police team arrested both accused on Tuesday. To convince him that the loan had been repaid, the accused allegedly showed him a bank statement and screenshots related to the foreclosure of the loan. The accused, identified as Bhanu Priya Narang (33) and her husband Dhruv Sharma (35), allegedly used a fake bank statement, foreclosure-related screenshots and documents purportedly showing a bank no-objection certificate (NOC) to convince the buyer that there were no dues on the property, police said. A man lodged a complaint on April 4 alleging that the couple had agreed to sell him a flat in Sushant Lok Phase-2 for ₹ 1.10 crore, according to police. However, subsequent verification with the bank revealed that a loan of ₹ 35.70 lakh was still outstanding against the property. Following the complaint, a case was registered under relevant sections at Sector 56 police station.
The accused had informed him that a bank loan was outstanding on the flat and assured him that the loan would be cleared and the bank NOC and original documents would subsequently be handed over, police said. Relying on these documents, the complainant was allegedly taken into confidence, police said. The bank statement shown by the accused was also allegedly found to be fake, police said. The husband and wife are residents of Delhi , police said.
