National News 2025-06-20

Top wanted, rewarded criminal involved in large-scale cheating and forgery.

Mahesh Dhoundiyal - Delhi

• A reward of ?50,000/- was declared by CP Delhi in connection with financial fraud.

• Declared a Proclaimed Offender (PO) in four cases registered with EOW Delhi and one case of PS Amar Colony.

• Involved in multiple FIRs related to criminal cheating, forgery, and financial fraud.

• The operation was executed after a week-long surveillance, intelligence collection, and ground-level coordination.

A team of Cyber Cell of Crime Branch, has arrested a fugitive/rewarded desperate top wanted criminal involved in large-scale cheating and forgery cases namely Dattatray Ganpati Mohite S/o Sh Ganpat Mohite R/o Tehsil Karjat, District Raigad, Maharashtra. Age: 56 years, who was declared Proclaimed offender in case FIR No. (1)220/2011 u/s 406,420,467,468,471,120B IPC PS EOW Delhi, (2) FIR No. 112/2010 u/s 406,420,467,468,471,120B IPC PS EOW Delhi, (3) FIR No. 14/2012 u/s 406,420,467,468,471,120B IPC PS EOW Delhi, (4) FIR No. 388/2014 u/s 406,420,467,468,471,120B IPC PS Amar Colony Delhi. Further, a cash reward of worth rupees 50,000/- was also declared by Commissioner of Police, Delhi in case FIR No. 220/2011, PS EOW, Delhi vide order No. 13736-70/Co-Ordination Branch-I(Desk-III)/PHQ, Delhi dated 22.04.2022.

INVESTIGATION, TEAM AND ARREST.

To ensure the success of this initiative, a dedicated team of Cyber Cell officers, led by Insp. Manjeet Kumar, under the supervision of Sh. Anil Sharma, ACP/Cyber Cell, and overall guidance of Sh. Aditya Gautam, DCP Cyber Cell, successfully executed the interstate operation. The team consisted of SI Parvesh Rathi, ASI Kanwarpal, ASI Mahesh Banshod, HC Vipin Kumar, HC Anuj Kumar, HC Vinod, HC Manish Dabas, Ct Sureshpal, Ct Bijender and Ct. Sachin, who were tasked with surveillance, tracking, and ground-level arrest planning.

The team worked tirelessly for over a week, disguising themselves as local contractors (e.g., carpenter) to gather actionable intelligence through multiple sources, supported by technical surveillance. Field-level verification and coordination with local informers revealed the presence of the top wanted criminal in District Raigad, Maharashtra, where he had been hiding to evade arrest for cheating and forgery cases.

On 18.06.2025, after confirming the authenticity of the intelligence, a well-coordinated raid was conducted by the Cyber Cell team in the area of PS Karjat, District Raigad, Maharashtra. The team swiftly moved in and successfully apprehended the accused under Section 35(1)(D) of the BNSS.

Profile of accused:-

Accused Dattatray Ganpati Mohite orchestrated a massive real estate fraud, centering around the fictitious “Pragati Valley Project” at Karjat, Navi Mumbai. Investigations revealed a well-planned cheating and forgery racket, wherein thousands of victims across Delhi were duped into investing in a non-existent housing project.

The accused firm Pragati Land & Housing Corporation, in conspiracy with agents of more than 70 fake Estate company, launched an aggressive marketing campaign in Delhi. False promises of land ownership, high returns, and government approvals were made using forged brochures, fake pre-launch offers, and elaborate presentations.

Victims were induced to invest via cheques and cash, amounting to over ?20 crore, based on fraudulent assurances. However, subsequent investigation exposed the forgery and deceit:

• The firm did not own any land at the said site.

• No government approvals or registration existed.

• By 2010, the company shut down operations and its directors disappeared.

The so-called “Estates” firm acted merely as a booking front. No real project ever existed. More than thousands of investors cheated so far as victims of this cheating and forgery scheme, involving fake documents, forged site plans, and bogus allotment letters.

Criminal Profile and Previous Involvement in 4 Major Cheating FIRs:

• FIR No. 220/2011 (EOW) – PO declared on 12.03.2019 by CMM Rohini (NW).

• FIR No. 112/2010 (EOW) – PO declared on 12.03.2019 by CMM Rohini (NW).

• FIR No. 14/2012 (EOW) – PO declared on 12.03.2019 by CMM Rohini (NW).

• FIR No. 388/2014 (Amar Colony) – PO declared on 25.04.2018 by CMM South-East.

All cases involve serious charges of cheating, forgery of documents, criminal conspiracy, and defrauding the public.

1. Cash reward of worth rupees 50,000/- was also declared by Commissioner of Police, Delhi on the head of his arrest.

The accused was arrested under Section 35(1)(D) BNSS and produced before the Raigad Court. Transit remand has been obtained for production in Delhi. Arrest intimation has been sent to the concerned police station for further legal proceedings related to cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust, and conspiracy.

He will be produced before the concerned court in Delhi through Kalandra. Further investigation is in progress to identify his co-accused and wider network of accomplices.

Mahesh Dhoundiyal - Delhi

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Date: 21-06-2025