A 44-year-old social worker from Parel was allegedly cheated of Rs 10 lakh by four men who posed as MHADA agents and promised her family a flat in Dadar West. Bhoiwada police have registered a cheating case against the accused.

House hunt

Complainant Payal Khare lives in Parel with her husband and two daughters. The family had been looking for a bigger home since 2021. Through an acquaintance, they met accused Sanjay Pawar, who allegedly claimed he could arrange an MHADA flat and introduced Vikas Bhave and Jagdish Bhagat as MHADA agents.