Kurar Police Book Woman for Cheating Couple of ₹2.20 Crore over Juhu Flat
The Kurar police have registered a case against a woman for allegedly defrauding a 42-year-old film writer and her late husband of ₹2.20 crore under the pretext of selling them an auctioned flat in Juhu, along with a farmhouse and a car.
According to the First Information Report, complainant Mallika Gharde, a resident of Malad East, was looking to purchase a residential flat in Juhu in 2023. During this search, her husband, Datta Gharde, met the accused, Geeta Yadav, who claimed to work with a real estate firm. Yadav told the couple that she had connections with multiple banks and real estate companies, offering to help them purchase bank-attached and auctioned properties at below-market rates.
In April 2024, Yadav allegedly informed the couple that she could secure a three-BHK flat in Juhu’s Vandana Cooperative Society for ₹2 crore. To build trust, she showed them a public notice from a court custodian. Yadav assured them that paying the full amount directly would allow them to bypass the formal auction process and acquire the property outright.
Between April 24 and September 2, 2023, Datta Gharde transferred ₹2.8 lakh through cheques and RTGS to various bank accounts provided by Yadav. However, Yadav neither transferred ownership of the flat nor refunded the funds.
During the same period, Yadav also approached the couple with offers for a car and a farmhouse in Lonavala that were allegedly slated for auction. In November 2023, the couple transferred an additional ₹12.26 lakh to Yadav. Neither the vehicle nor the farmhouse was delivered, with Yadav continuously offering excuses to delay the handover.
Datta Gharde passed away from liver disease in July 2024. Following his death, Mallika Gharde conducted independent inquiries and learned that Yadav was already named in previous cheating cases registered at the Samta Nagar and Dahisar police stations.
Police inquiries revealed that the accused operated under the name Shree Radhaswami Finance and Real Estate Auction Management, using the entity for personal transactions. The Kurar police registered an FIR against Yadav on August 22 in connection with the alleged fraud.
