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Mumbai Police bust MHADA housing scam, two men arrested
Updated On: 18 August, 2024 09:57 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Suspects allegedly created fake website of MHADA and collected money from unsuspecting home buyers to register for the housing lottery scheme
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The suspects who are habitual cheaters were arrested by Cyber police, BKC, for creating a fake website of MHADA.
The Cyber police station at BKC arrested two men for creating a fake website of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and allegedly collected money from the public towards registration for the housing lottery scheme.
According to the police, the fake website was functional for over a month, until it was brought down after MHADA officials lodged an FIR. The police suspect that many citizens may have been duped by this fraud. The police have identified 6-7 bank accounts in which the money has been credited. These bank accounts would now be frozen, the police said.
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