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The arrested accused, Mintu Mani, was living in a rented flat in Vazhakkala.
The prime suspect, Asha, remains at large. (Representative Image)
A brazen property scam has been unearthed in Kakkanad, Kerala. Police have arrested a man for allegedly renting out flats and then “selling” them to unsuspecting buyers through the online marketplace OLX.
The arrested accused, Mintu Mani, who is the second accused in the property scam case, was living in a rented flat in Vazhakkala. The prime suspect, Asha, remains at large, leaving authorities scrambling to apprehend the mastermind behind the scam.
The accused orchestrated a scam where they would rent flats in Kakkanad and surrounding areas, then advertise these properties on OLX as available for mortgage deals. Unwitting victims were enticed with promises of property mortgages and tricked into paying substantial advance amounts.
The scammers exploited the same flats repeatedly, collecting lakhs from multiple buyers who were unaware of each other’s involvement. The case came to light when a complaint was filed regarding a flat at Global Village Apartments on Manikulangara Road, Kakkanad. The complainants alleged that they had paid money to mortgage the flat for 11 months.
One victim paid Rs 6.5 lakh and attempted to occupy the flat, only to discover that it had already been “mortgaged” to two other individuals for a total of Rs 8 lakh. As the scam unravelled, more victims surfaced, and nearly 20 people have now approached the police, claiming they were similarly defrauded.
The estimated scam amount totals around Rs 20 lakh. Thrikkakara police have registered three separate cases, while Infopark police are investigating two additional complaints related to the scam.
In a similar case, a man in Madhya Pradesh allegedly lured poor individuals with false promises of making them “journalists” by giving them ID cards and defrauded them of over Rs 13 lakh. The fraud was carried out under the pretext of securing flats through the journalist quota. The scam came to light when the promised flats were never delivered, even after payments were made.
The accused, Yunus Khan, claimed he would provide flats within six months and even promised a housing-related NOC from Vindhyachal, Bhopal. He reportedly duped several people in the same manner, collecting over Rs 13 lakh in total.
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