NEW DELHI, Jan 13 - The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing scam has a North-East angle, with dubious realtor fraudulently submitting thousands of applications in Scheduled Tribe (ST) category on behalf of many gullible people. Highest number of flats has been reportedly allotted to applicants from Meghalaya.
Economic Offence Wing of Delhi Police, which is probing the DDA scam, has on its radar a Delhi-based agent hailing from Meghalaya, who had a hand in submission of highest number of over 2500-3000 applications from people of the State.
The entire operation kept under thick veil of secrecy involved property dealers and their agents. The entire scam is suspected to have been carried out in connivance with unscrupulous DDA officials.
Here is how the scam was executed. Realtors mostly Delhi-based hired agents to scout for gullible people to fill up forms in their name. The agents mostly targeted illiterate and poor people and after procuring their signature and Pan cards in lieu of small amounts, the applications were submitted.
It has come to light that agents and property dealers also resorted to forgery. They obtained fake PAN cards and forged hundreds of application forms applying for flats reserved for the ST under the DDA scheme.
On allotment, the flats were to be put up for sale at a premium rate, while the actual allottee would be paid a small token amount.
Sources said that while Rajasthan emerged as the key State for allotment of flats in North India, the North Eastern States of Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and even Assam besides Meghalaya were targeted for filling up forms in ST category. Maximum number of forms in the ST category reportedly came from Meghalaya followed by other North Eastern States, sources said.
An official in Meghalaya Bhavan, when contacted admitted that property dealers had come to the Guesthouse looking for people, who were 'interested' in applying for flats. Similar is the tale with few other State Bhavans here.
A resident of Meghalaya, who acted as the agent played a crucial role in identifying such people in his State.
Police has so far arrested Laxmi Narayan Meena, 50, a suspended employee of Kendriya Sahkari Bank, in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He has been charged under IPC Sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating and dishonesty), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using forged document).
DDA's three-member internal inquiry board has, meanwhile, said its report into the scam is likely to be ready by January 24.
Some 5000-odd flats were up for sale in various localities of the capital for which the DDA received a record number of over five lakh applications.
Source: Assam Tribune
Economic Offence Wing of Delhi Police, which is probing the DDA scam, has on its radar a Delhi-based agent hailing from Meghalaya, who had a hand in submission of highest number of over 2500-3000 applications from people of the State.
The entire operation kept under thick veil of secrecy involved property dealers and their agents. The entire scam is suspected to have been carried out in connivance with unscrupulous DDA officials.
Here is how the scam was executed. Realtors mostly Delhi-based hired agents to scout for gullible people to fill up forms in their name. The agents mostly targeted illiterate and poor people and after procuring their signature and Pan cards in lieu of small amounts, the applications were submitted.
It has come to light that agents and property dealers also resorted to forgery. They obtained fake PAN cards and forged hundreds of application forms applying for flats reserved for the ST under the DDA scheme.
On allotment, the flats were to be put up for sale at a premium rate, while the actual allottee would be paid a small token amount.
Sources said that while Rajasthan emerged as the key State for allotment of flats in North India, the North Eastern States of Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and even Assam besides Meghalaya were targeted for filling up forms in ST category. Maximum number of forms in the ST category reportedly came from Meghalaya followed by other North Eastern States, sources said.
An official in Meghalaya Bhavan, when contacted admitted that property dealers had come to the Guesthouse looking for people, who were 'interested' in applying for flats. Similar is the tale with few other State Bhavans here.
A resident of Meghalaya, who acted as the agent played a crucial role in identifying such people in his State.
Police has so far arrested Laxmi Narayan Meena, 50, a suspended employee of Kendriya Sahkari Bank, in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He has been charged under IPC Sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating and dishonesty), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using forged document).
DDA's three-member internal inquiry board has, meanwhile, said its report into the scam is likely to be ready by January 24.
Some 5000-odd flats were up for sale in various localities of the capital for which the DDA received a record number of over five lakh applications.
Source: Assam Tribune
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