New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) A conman, who had been evading arrest in a Rs 15-lakh property fraud case since 2014, was nabbed from northwest Delhi’s Krishan Vihar, police said on Thursday.
A Delhi court in 2015 had declared Arun Sharma (43) and his wife proclaimed offenders in the case. While Arun was arrested recently, his wife is still absconding, they said.
In 2014, Arun, who was under financial stress, struck a deal with the complainant, Jitender Dhingra, to sell his house in Rohini’s Sector 16 for Rs 65 lakh and took an advance of Rs 15 lakh, a senior police officer said.
However, he later sold the property to someone else and fled with Dhingra’s money. The property was registered under the name of Arun’s wife and the agreement was also signed in her name, the officer added.
“When he failed to return the money or execute the sale, Dhingra lodged a police complaint. Both Arun and his wife, who was also involved in the conspiracy, were declared proclaimed offenders,” the officer said.
According to the police, a team was formed to trace the accused and found that Arun had shifted to Gujarat’s Vadodara where he continued defrauding people.
Recently, he returned to Delhi and was tracked to a rented house in Krishan Vihar. A raid was conducted and he was arrested, they said.
During questioning, Arun initially denied his identity but later confessed to his involvement in the fraud, the police said.
Earlier, Arun was a readymade garment trader in Karol Bagh, but turned to cheating after his business collapsed, they said. PTI BM APL NB
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