Thane: Builder held for not giving flat's possession

The Thane police yesterday arrested a prominent builder and three others from the city in a case of cheating where they are accused of not giving possession of a flat to a woman despite receiving the entire purchase amount from her

The Thane police yesterday arrested a prominent builder and three others from the city in a case of cheating where they are accused of not giving possession of a flat to a woman despite receiving the entire purchase amount from her.

Managing Director and chairman of Lok Housing, Darshan Lalit Gandhi, and his associates Natwarlal Banka, Sumit Agrawal and Sanjay Shete, were arrested in the afternoon, said the Thane police spokesperson Sukada Narkar.

Charged under 420
The case relates to a housing project in Ambarnath in the district.

They have been charged with sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC and relevant sections of Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, 1963.

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