Case registered against Mumbai BJP chief, 2 others for cheating in property-related matter

A case has been registered on Friday against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai city president and MLA Mangal Prasad Lodha, his son Abhishek Lodha and a real estate firm owner Surendran Nair for allegedly cheating a person from Pune in a property-related matter. "A case is registered with Chatushrungi police station of Pune city under section 384, 385, 406, 420, 120B and 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case has been registered after the court has directed the police to register a case," read the police complaint. According to a complaint, the complainant had purchased a property in Mumbai through a firm owned by Surendran Nair in a project being developed by Lodha in 2013.

The complainant was assured possession and it was not given on time, instead, as the years passed the accused started demanding more amount from the complainant after which they had reached out to the court. Speaking on the issue, the company spokesperson said, "The complainant is a defaulter who has not made payment of her dues for many years and has thereafter refused to pay applicable interest as per RERA. We have filed case against her in RERA for default and cancellation more than 12 months ago. Last year, she had filed the same case in relevant police station in Mumbai and due to no evidence found to support the complainant’s unsubstantial claims the case was closed, proving the company had not committed any wrong. It appears that she has not disclosed aforesaid information to obtain this new order which, in any event, only says that Police should look into the matter - we will file appeal against this illegally obtained order soon.” Further investigation in the case is currently underway.

( With inputs from ANI )