Five people in Lucknow have alleged they were defrauded of a total of ₹79.97 lakh in separate cases involving promised business ventures and property transactions. Following complaints lodged by the victims, police have registered first information reports at the Chinhat, Vibhuti Khand, and Para police stations. The allegations range from money collected for unrealised commercial partnerships to real estate buyers being denied property registrations after making substantial payments. In one instance, a complainant reported that a land parcel booked more than twenty years ago had been occupied by another individual. Officers across the three jurisdictions have begun examining financial transactions, title documents, and related records to verify the claims.
Business Partnership Offer and Long-Standing Plot Dispute Under Scrutiny
In Chinhat, Vijay Pratap Singh, a private company employee residing in Crystal Apartment, stated that he paid ₹22.55 lakh to Devendra Paswan of Kushfer in Sant Kabir Nagar district after being offered a business partnership. According to the complaint, the venture never materialised and the invested capital was not returned despite repeated requests. Acting on his complaint, the Chinhat police registered an FIR to determine how the funds were transferred, where they were utilised, and whether the proposed terms of partnership were breached.
The same police station is also handling a dispute stemming from a decades-old land deal. Manoj Kumar Sahu, a resident of Udaiganj in Hussain Ganj, alleged that he booked a plot near the Telco facility in Chinhat for ₹60,000 through Sahu Housing Finance Company in 2003. Sahu claimed that in July 2026, a company employee named Mulayam Yadav occupied the property. After initial complaints failed to yield results, Sahu approached the court, which subsequently directed the legal process forward. Police are now scrutinising the initial booking agreements, revenue documentation, and possession records to assess the merits of the case.
Real Estate Firm Named in Unfulfilled Land Transfer Complaints
At Vibhuti Khand police station, investigators have taken up two separate complaints concerning unfulfilled land deals. In the first matter, Chinhat resident Raj Kumar stated that he visited the office of MG Builders in Vibhuti Khand in 2024 to purchase land. During the negotiations, he reportedly dealt with staff members identified as Sumita Mishra, Saurabh, Shashank Singh, Bhupendra, and Rizvi. Kumar alleged that while a transaction was finalised for ₹8.73 lakh and the amount was remitted, the firm failed to execute the registration of the plot in his name.
In a parallel case at the same police station, Chandra Kishore Mishra of Sainik Society in Sarojini Nagar filed a complaint stating that ₹9.75 lakh was collected from him on the assurance of providing a plot. Like Kumar, Mishra alleged that the property transfer was never carried out. Investigators are scrutinising both matters together to establish how payments were gathered, reviewing the roles of the individuals cited, and verifying why the promised legal transfers did not occur.
Investigation Intensifies Over Undervalued Land Deal and Inter-Station Inquiries
A fifth complainant, Abbas Ali of Mohan Road in Para, approached law enforcement after allegedly losing ₹38.34 lakh in an agreement for an affordable plot. Ali stated that four acquaintances, identified as Danish, Ibrahim, Saddam, and Gyan Prakash, promised to secure a parcel of land at a rate below the prevailing market price. After showing him the site, the group finalised the deal and accepted the agreed funds, but failed to execute the formal registration of the property. A case was subsequently registered at Para police station, where investigators are tracking payment trails and the actions of the four named individuals.
Across the Chinhat, Vibhuti Khand, and Para police stations, authorities are reviewing banking records, preliminary booking receipts, sale agreements, and land revenue filings to establish the sequence of events. Senior officials noted that the registration of an FIR reflects the commencement of a formal inquiry and does not determine guilt. Further legal measures against the accused will depend on documentary and forensic evidence gathered during the ongoing investigation.
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