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Mumbai EOW Arrests Key Aide in Rs 17.74-Crore MHADA Flats Scam

Police say the alleged mastermind posed as an Intelligence Bureau officer using forged MHADA allotments.

Overview

  • Prabhakar Shetty was apprehended in Karnataka’s Udupi district and produced in a Mumbai court.
  • The court remanded him to police custody until December 12 for interrogation on the money trail.
  • Police allege he handled portions of cash and gold taken from investors promised MHADA flats in South Mumbai and central suburbs.
  • The FIR by businessman Mohammad Aslam Qureshi cites forged MHADA allotment letters, fake GRAS challans, and counterfeit correspondence used to lure buyers.
  • With alleged mastermind Rupesh Prabhakar Chaudhary dead since July 18 in Nashik, investigators are auditing finances and examining documents to establish roles and recover assets.