Mumbai Builder

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police arrested a 59-year-old builder for allegedly duping 30 flat buyers of over Rs 12 crore by not giving them possession of flats booked by them, an official said on Saturday.

Police have registered a police case or FIR against a prominent builder in south Mumbai for alleged violation of certain conditions while flying a drone in the city a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit earlier this week, an official said

The CBI has brought ABIL group chairman Avinash Bhosale, who was arrested in Mumbai in connection with an alleged corruption case involving Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor and Kapil Vadhawan of DHFL, to Delhi for questioning, officials said.

The CBI on Saturday began searches at the premises of some prominent builders, including Ashwini Bhonsale, Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka, at eight locations in Mumbai and Pune in connection with the DHFL-Yes Bank corruption case, officials said.

CBI in 2021 had registered a case against the then management of J&K Bank for buying a property from M/s Akruti Gold Builders in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla in 2010 allegedly at an exorbitant rate of Rs 180 crore.

Mumbai police have arrested a 35-year-old man in Bengaluru for trying to extort Rs 2 crore from a builder, an official said on Friday.

A city-based builder was arrested by police on Tuesday for allegedly brandishing a revolver at associates of a rival realtor over a property dispute at an under-construction building in suburban Andheri, an official said.

Builder and film financier Yusuf Lakdawala, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case stemming from a land deal, died at the Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai on Thursday, an official said.

The allegations of corruption levelled against Anil Deshmukh are "baseless" and a "vindictive act" of senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh, a Mumbai-based builder claimed in his affidavit submitted before an inquiry commission today.

Another case has been registered against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for allegedly extorting money from the relative of a builder and kidnapping him for ransom, police said on Friday.

Mumbai police have registered an FIR against senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh, five other police personnel and two more persons for allegedly demanding Rs 15 crore from a builder to withdraw cases against him, an official said on Thursday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Mumbai-based builder and film financier Yusuf M Lakdawala in a money laundering case linked to an alleged forging of document for the purchase of a prime land in Maharashtra's Khandala.

A driver and his relative were arrested from Mumbai's suburban Andheri for allegedly staging the kidnapping of a builder's two children, the police said on Wednesday. The driver worked for the builder and staged the kidnapping in an attempt to extort Rs 1 crore, they added.

Even as Mumbai continues with its battle with COVID-19 cases, many Mumbaikars are stepping up to help others through this adversity.

A builder arrested for allegedly duping a bank of Rs 30 crore was arrested from Mumbai airport on Sunday after he escaped from custody earlier in the day, A Thane police official said.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police arrested a 59-year-old builder for allegedly duping 30 flat buyers of over Rs 12 crore by not giving them possession of flats booked by them, an official said on Saturday.

Police have registered a police case or FIR against a prominent builder in south Mumbai for alleged violation of certain conditions while flying a drone in the city a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit earlier this week, an official said

The CBI has brought ABIL group chairman Avinash Bhosale, who was arrested in Mumbai in connection with an alleged corruption case involving Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor and Kapil Vadhawan of DHFL, to Delhi for questioning, officials said.

The CBI on Saturday began searches at the premises of some prominent builders, including Ashwini Bhonsale, Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka, at eight locations in Mumbai and Pune in connection with the DHFL-Yes Bank corruption case, officials said.

CBI in 2021 had registered a case against the then management of J&K Bank for buying a property from M/s Akruti Gold Builders in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla in 2010 allegedly at an exorbitant rate of Rs 180 crore.

Mumbai police have arrested a 35-year-old man in Bengaluru for trying to extort Rs 2 crore from a builder, an official said on Friday.

A city-based builder was arrested by police on Tuesday for allegedly brandishing a revolver at associates of a rival realtor over a property dispute at an under-construction building in suburban Andheri, an official said.

Builder and film financier Yusuf Lakdawala, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case stemming from a land deal, died at the Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai on Thursday, an official said.

The allegations of corruption levelled against Anil Deshmukh are "baseless" and a "vindictive act" of senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh, a Mumbai-based builder claimed in his affidavit submitted before an inquiry commission today.

Another case has been registered against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for allegedly extorting money from the relative of a builder and kidnapping him for ransom, police said on Friday.

Mumbai police have registered an FIR against senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh, five other police personnel and two more persons for allegedly demanding Rs 15 crore from a builder to withdraw cases against him, an official said on Thursday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Mumbai-based builder and film financier Yusuf M Lakdawala in a money laundering case linked to an alleged forging of document for the purchase of a prime land in Maharashtra's Khandala.

A driver and his relative were arrested from Mumbai's suburban Andheri for allegedly staging the kidnapping of a builder's two children, the police said on Wednesday. The driver worked for the builder and staged the kidnapping in an attempt to extort Rs 1 crore, they added.

Even as Mumbai continues with its battle with COVID-19 cases, many Mumbaikars are stepping up to help others through this adversity.

A builder arrested for allegedly duping a bank of Rs 30 crore was arrested from Mumbai airport on Sunday after he escaped from custody earlier in the day, A Thane police official said.