Updated On: 11 December, 2025 10:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Anish Patil
According to the police, a woman complainant in the case had alleged that the accused and his associates promised government-quota MHADA plots at very low rates. Believing them, she and some others paid over Rs 70 lakh between 2012 and 2013, through bank transfers and cash

The accused allegedly gave fake MHADA allotment letters to make the victims believe the documents were genuine, police said. Representational Pic/File
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The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police has arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly cheating several citizens of crores of rupees by promising cheap MHADA houses in Mumbai and Thane, the police said on Thursday.
The accused identified as Jitendra Sukhlal Rathod was arrested from the Chembur area after a special police team traced him through technical surveillance and on-ground intelligence, it said.