Gurugram Police have arrested five people for allegedly duping a woman of over ₹12 crore by selling her a non-existent luxury property at DLF Camellias, uncovering what officials say is an organised property fraud racket operating across multiple states. The accused are alleged to have used forged bank auction documents and fake sale certificates to deceive victims, with investigators estimating the total fraud at over ₹200 crore.

In a statement, police said the Crime Branch cracked the case after registering an FIR under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy, according to a report by The Economic Times.

“The syndicate is suspected to have cheated victims of more than Rs 200 crore across several states by using a similar modus operandi involving forged sale certificates, fake auction documents and claims of immediate possession of premium properties, including those auctioned by banks,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Aditya Gautam in the statement said.

The arrested accused include the alleged mastermind Mohit Gogia and four of his associates, the police said, adding that a hunt is on to nab other conspirators, including Ram Singh alias ‘Babaji’.

The incident came to light after a complaint was received on June 13, alleging cheating and forgery by MG Leasing & Finance, its proprietor Mohit Gogia, and his associates, the statement said.

The complainant alleged that the accused showed forged documents related to a property at DLF Camellias in Gurugram and claimed that their firm had purchased the property in a bank auction and could transfer it to her.

“The complainant transferred Rs 12.04 crore to the accused between August and October 2024 through RTGS and demand drafts. However, the bank later confirmed that all documents, including sale certificates and auction receipts, were forged,” read the statement.

During the investigation, bank records showed that the entire Rs 12.04 crore was credited to a bank account held in the name of the accused’s proprietorship firm, officials said.

Further scrutiny of transaction trails revealed that the accused routed the money through multiple bank accounts and entities to mask its origin. Police teams carried out searches and made repeated visits across Delhi-NCR, Bhopal and Mumbai to trace the suspects, but Mohit Gogia initially remained on the run.

According to the statement, Gogia was eventually tracked through technical surveillance and manual intelligence while attempting to flee from Mumbai to Uttarakhand. He was arrested on November 22 near Doiwala on the Rishikesh–Dehradun Road in Uttarakhand by a Crime Branch team.

During interrogation, police established his role in preparing forged documents, cheating the complainant and distributing the defrauded amount through a network of bank accounts.