Nephew dupes uncle of Rs 5 lakh on promise of booking flat

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The Haryana police booked a man for allegedly duping his uncle to the tune of Rs 5 lakh on the promise of booking a flat in Noida.

In his complaint, Yunus Khan, a resident of Pinjore, told the cops that his nephew Nafees Khan told them that his boss Bhoopati, who lived in Noida, wanted to sell his house worth Rs 35 lakh for just Rs 22 lakh. The complainant said that by September 2018, he gave his nephew Rs 5 lakh as advance to book the flat, reports Hindustan Times.

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"He handed over some documents, but they turned out to be fake. When contacted, Bhoopati said he was in Dubai and whenever we questioned our nephew, he would assure us Bhoopati would meet us on returning to India," Khan said.

According to police officials, the accused was booked under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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