Seven more FIRs against Ansal API in land scam case
In the fresh cases, it has been alleged that the company defrauded victims of more than Rs 1.06 crore in the name of plots and flats.
According to complainant Ritu Singh, of Hindnagar on Kanpur Road, she booked a plot by paying Rs 62 lakh in 2010 but has not received the plot yet. Vibha of BBD's Manas Garden Colony booked a 162 sqm plot in 2011 and paid Rs 8.92 lakh in several instalments but didn't get possession of the plot.
Hemant Dayal of Chandernagar in Alambagh booked two flats in the Paradise Diamond Project in his and his aunt Geeta's name by paying Rs 12.28 lakh in 2010. So far, they haven't received any flat. Another buyer, Chandra Prakash Singh of Govindpur in Prayagraj, booked a flat in 2010 and paid Rs 5.84 lakh. Laldhari Singh, Haresh Pratap Singh and Jagpal Singh of Prayagraj also booked flats and deposited Rs 5.84 lakh. But no one received the flats.
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