Team Goemkarponn
MAPUSA: Mapusa Police have arrested three individuals for allegedly cheating a woman of ₹9.75 lakh in a fraudulent land dealing at Cuchelim, Bardez.
The arrests were made following a complaint filed by Rinki Rajesh Jha, a resident of Khadpawado, Cuchelim. In her complaint lodged on July 4, Jha stated that prior to June 10, 2025, at TNK in Mapusa, the accused—identified as Sumit Maheshwar Fadte (34), Raju Krishna Mandrekar (50), and Raja Anthony (43)—induced her into purchasing a 270 sq. metre plot belonging to the Communidade of Cuchelim.
The trio allegedly carried out financial transactions and allotted the plot to the complainant but failed to transfer the legal rights of the property.
Despite repeated follow-ups, the accused neither transferred ownership nor refunded the amount received, thereby cheating her of ₹9.75 lakh.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered and all three accused were taken into custody.
They were produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Mapusa, and were remanded to four days of police custody.
Police have confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.
