Probe reveals he duped man of Rs 1 lakh in Jan this year using same modus operandi
Accused Samaarth Bhayanderkar
However, to her surprise when she went to the flat, she realised that it did not belong to the accused and that he was the tenant. She also found out that Bhayanderkar had not paid the rent for the house. Thereafter, she approached the Versova police and filed a complaint. Assistant police inspector Sohan Kadam from Versova police station registered an FIR and arrested the accused. Interrogation revealed that the Versova cops arrested him in January for duping a person of R1 lakh in the same way. He was released on bail.
Requesting anonymity, an officer said, "He would take apartments on rent in posh areas and not pay the money at first. He would take possession of the houses on the promise of making the payments once the agreements are done. But he would then look for tenants to cheat."
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