People reportedly shortchanged by Orange Properties suffered more anguish as the cops refused to take their complaints till yesterday
People reportedly shortchanged by Orange Properties suffered more anguish as the cops refused to take their complaints till yesterday
For the past month, victims of a mismanaged property deal have been trying to lodge a complaint at the Ramamurthynagar police station.u00a0
They were able to do it only yesterday.u00a0
"When we approached the police, they refused to take our complaint," said Anand Prasad, one of the victims.
He has been going to the station for over a month.u00a0
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Last year, Vijay Tata (also known as Vijay Kumar), owner of Orange Properties, had taken money from over 400 people assuring them sites at the European Township on Old Madras Road. The buyers did not get their plots.u00a0
Angered, some had asked for their money back, but the cheques Vijay gave them bounced.u00a0
"My son-in-law and his father paid nearly Rs 17.4 lakh," said Ramurthy, a retired government official. He was the first to approach the police on May 27.u00a0
"But the police were refusing to take action against Vijay," he said.u00a0u00a0
Another victim, Varsha, a techie, said, "I tried to lodge a complaint on May 30, but it was not taken. They took it only yesterday." She said the cops even insisted that she change the date of her complaint to May 30.
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MLA Nandish Reddy hopes the police will now act fast. "I am also trying to procure all the documents regarding the fraud and will raise the issue in the assembly," he told MiD DAY.
Cops' excusesu00a0
However, N Narasimhaiah, assistant police commissioner, said, "Since the company is still working, we have to verify certain things before taking action. Also, the accused are easily available for inquiry. We should not be in hurry to take action against them."
"If the customers want their bounced cheque cases heard soon they could move a court," he suggested.
When contacted by MiD DAY, Vijay Tata said, "I will sort the whole issue within a week. Those who want their money back will get it, and those who want plots, will be given theirs."
However, his customers said he had been giving the same assurance for over a year.
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