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Fake Gift Deed Robs NRI of $1.4M Gurgaon Property in Elaborate Fraud
30 Aug
Summary
- Punjab man and associates posed as NRI's brother to sell his $1.4M plot
- Forged documents, including fake Aadhaar and PAN, used to transfer ownership
- Police have arrested one accused, searching for others
On August 30, 2025, it was reported that a case of fraud was registered in Gurgaon after Manish Kumar and his associates from Punjab were accused of cheating Gaurav Narula, a New York-based man. The accused allegedly sold Narula's plot worth Rs 10.7 crore ($1.4 million) using a fake gift deed.
According to the police, Kumar posed as Narula's brother with forged documents to transfer the land ownership. The accused allegedly created a fake gift deed dated June 3, 2024, showing that Gaurav was giving the 810 sqm plot in Sushant Lok 1 to his "brother" Manish Kumar. This deed was then fraudulently registered at the sub-registrar's office in Wazirabad, Gurgaon.
The police said that Kumar, who worked at the office of an arhtiya (commission agent) in Punjab's Ferozepur, and his associates targeted Gaurav Narula, who has been living in the US since 1982 and was granted American citizenship in 1997. They used fake signatures, pictures, and even an Aadhaar card number in Gaurav's name to execute the scam.
After registering the fraudulent deed, Kumar allegedly sold the plot to another party for Rs 10.7 crore ($1.4 million). Gaurav found out about the fraud when a property dealer alerted his family about the deed linked to the plot, which is currently fenced off with a boundary wall.
The police have arrested Manish Kumar from Ferozepur and are searching for the other accused involved in this elaborate fraud case.
