Builder constructed temples to earn money, also booked for duping 455 real estate investors

Delhi-based builder, Manoj Bhardwaj, a director of Arun Dev Builders, is alleged to have conned nearly 455 depositors looking to invest in real estate. The accused is wanted in nine cases and has been arrested for duping investors in the National Capital Region and other places in North India,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Nupur Prasad confirmed.

Bhardwaj, who is in his early 50s, was arrested from his residence in Raju Park area of Neb Sarai in south Delhi. Apparently, He was in the real estate business for the last 22 years and lured people to purchase properties at throwaway prices. Interestingly, the builder had also constructed over 35 temples in various places to earn money from offerings and donations made by devotees.

He baited people by showing them his alleged projects in cities like Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttarakhand.

“Bhardwaj had put up his company’s boards in different cities in North India where he took his prospective customers to trick them into a purchase,” the police officer said adding that several complaints against the accused were lodged in police stations in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Dharuhera and other places and investigations are on in the matter.