Team Goemkarponn
PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have registered a case involving an alleged property fraud of ₹2 crore after a businessman accused five persons of cheating him in a land transaction at Sangolda.
According to the complaint filed by Dharampal Kukreja (73), who operates a business from Porvorim, the accused allegedly induced him to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of a property bearing Survey No. 99/21 at Sangolda.
Police said the primary accused, Francis I. Fernandes (62) and his wife Ramona Rosy Fernandes, owners of the property and residents of Bandra West, Mumbai, allegedly executed the MoU with the complainant between February 2023 and March 2025. During the transaction, a broker identified as Faisal allegedly facilitated the deal and persuaded the complainant to pay ₹2 crore towards the purchase of the property.
The complaint further alleges that the accused subsequently entered into a criminal conspiracy with two other individuals, identified as Vinit and Karan Parab (28) of Pilgao, Bicholim, and sold the same property to another company despite receiving payment from the complainant.
Police said the complainant also alleged that Vinit and Karan Parab threatened him with dire consequences to prevent him from asserting any claim over the property.
Based on the complaint, Porvorim Police have registered an offence under Sections 318(4), 351(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, against all five accused.
Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Sitaram Malik of Porvorim Police Station.
