Chandigarh: UT police filed a case against a man for allegedly duping a city resident of Rs 4 lakh on the pretext of allotment of a housing board flat in Mauli Jagran.After police registered a case and started a probe, they received seven more complaints from Mauli Jagran residents about the same persons duping them of around Rs 35 lakh in a similar manner.In his police complaint, Anurag, a resident of Mauli Jagran, said he met the accused, Joginder, through one Kamlesh of Maloya in Sept 2025. Joginder, who allegedly told him that he works as a driver in CHB, promised to arrange a Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) flat for him in Mauli Jagran. He demanded Rs 7 lakh for the flat and took Rs 3.9 lakh on various occasions.After taking the money, he demanded more. When the complainant checked with CHB, he found that the accused did not work there. He also found that he had taken money from other people by promising them CHB flats.When the complainant demanded a refund, the accused allegedly refused to return the money. At this, Anurag and four residents filed a complaint against Joginder and others at the SSP public window.The SSP forwarded the complaint to the Maulijagran police for further investigation.After verifying the facts , police registered a cheating case against Joginder under relevant sections. No arrest has been made in the case so far.
