Pune Builder Charged with Cheating Flat Buyers of ₹50 Crore
Representative AI image PUNE: The Wagholi police have initiated a cheating case against a local builder and his associates after over 150 homebuyers complained of being defrauded of nearly Rs50 crore. This action follows the builder’s failure to deliver flats in a housing project located in Kesnand, Wagholi, despite receiving significant payments from buyers. The investigation began with a complaint from a 49-year-old buyer who reported paying Rs31.77 lakh in 2018 for a 2-BHK flat and a commercial space. This amount included personal savings and bank loans transferred directly to the builder’s account. According to the signed agreement, the builder…