Cops tell registrar not to register new sales in house of cards buildings

Updated On: 12 August, 2023 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania

Registration officials admit their signatures were also forged in sale deeds, say they now want to prevent any fresh buyer from getting cheated; agents have blacklisted properties

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Shree Gurukrupa Apartments, one of the 55 buildings allegedly built illegally in Vasai-Virar. Pics/Hanif Patel

In the Rs 3,000-crore alleged housing scam case, the Virar police have registered four FIRs so far and have told the registrar to stop fresh registration of sale deeds at 55 residential societies. Confirming the development, Virar East Registrar Sanjay Wankhede told mid-day that they have blacklisted all these properties and started verifying the registrations from 16 of these buildings that are in their records.

Property dealers, including estate agents, in Vasai-Virar have also removed from their listings the flats in the 55 buildings under police scrutiny and cautioned new buyers through their social media platforms. The flats that were listed were up for resale, mid-day found out on Friday.

Sanjay Wankhede, registrar