The court has taken cognizance against former Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhokar and his son, along with 12 others.
Gurugram:
In the case related to the problems faced by homebuyers, the difficulties of former Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhokar and his son Sikandar have increased. The district court has ordered proceedings against the father-son duo along with 12 other accused.
The order has been passed by Special Judge (PMLA) and Sessions Judge Varun Gopal Sharma of the Gurugram court. The complaint was filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for 11 February.
Apart from Dharam Singh Chhokar and his son Sikandar Singh, the court has ordered proceedings against Sachin Sharma, Prince Kumar, Manav Kaushal, Deepak Goyal, Virender Singh Khusana, Mahir Buildtech, Mahir Buildtech LLP, Mahir Group, Sai Aaina Group, and SKC Infrastructure.
It is noteworthy that in January 2021, the Enforcement Directorate’s Gurugram Zonal Office had registered a case of money laundering based on a cheating case registered by the Gurugram Police. The complaint was filed by Gautam Bari, Assistant Director of the ED.
An FIR was filed by Niroj Chaudhary, a resident of Sector-23, stating that in Sector-68, the project named “Paradiso” was being developed under the leadership of Dharam Singh Chhokar. During this process, Sikandar Singh allegedly made false assurances to him.
Sikandar Singh assured him that the project was approved, but later it was revealed that the project had not received approval. It was also alleged that fake bank guarantees were provided in the name of Sikandar Singh.
After this, it was alleged that despite repeatedly demanding the money, it was not returned. The complaint further states that in 2016, an amount of ₹6.79 crore was invested in the DS Real Estate and Infrastructure Company, and no construction work was carried out thereafter.
After this, an application was submitted for obtaining the licence. Later, it was discovered that the project licence had been issued in the name of “Sai Aadi,” and to obtain the licence, fake bank guarantees were submitted by co-accused Sikander Singh.
Subsequently, those bank guarantees were withdrawn.
During the investigation, the Rajendra Park police found that between 2022 and 2023, three separate cases were registered against companies linked to Chhokar. These cases alleged that Mahir Buildtech Company sold 774 flats for ₹163.41 crore. Out of this amount, ₹363 crore was taken from 1,500 buyers and transferred to other bank accounts, private institutions, and other projects.
The accused are also charged with misappropriating buyers’ money and abandoning projects midway after collecting funds. More than 5,000 middle-class families are said to be impacted by the stalled Mahira Homes Projects in 63A, 68, 95, 103, 104. Reports suggest that in some developments, nearly two-thirds of buyers had already paid a substantial portion of their flat cost, while construction has remained halted since 2022.
Many buyers continue to pay home loan EMIs without receiving possession, leading to repeated protests outside DTCP offices and increasing public frustration.
While taking action in the ED (Enforcement Directorate) case, four vehicles, company bank accounts, and immovable assets worth several crores of rupees were seized.
After hearing both sides, the court observed that the defence was unable to refute these allegations.
“After hearing both sides, the court held that the defence failed to provide any proof.”
“Due to the absence of documentary evidence, the defence could not establish its claim. After hearing the matter, the court took cognizance against Dharam Singh Chhokar, his son, and a total of 12 accused.”
“The court took cognizance of the case against the accused. However, it refused to take cognizance against accused Anil Aggarwal, Murat Khatter, and Banwari Mehar Chaturvedi.”
In Gurugram, on disputed land, the owner forcibly demolished the house at night. The family had no idea; they were sleeping. It is alleged that the people who carried out the demolition were drunk. The family has alleged that they were forcibly removed from their home.
Tej Singh and Champat alias Chhota were living on the disputed land illegally. They had illegally taken possession of the land. During the investigation, it was revealed that Champat had already been booked under 31 cases. On receiving this information, the police took action and carried out an anti-encroachment drive on the disputed land.
It was also found that he had been living illegally on that land since 1997. Champat had forcibly occupied land worth crores of rupees. The anti-encroachment drive was carried out to remove the illegal occupation from the land.
On 5 March 1992, possession of this land was taken from the claimant by the Housing Board. The claimant filed a case in the civil court. During the pendency of the case, the claimant took possession of the land and the case has been pending before the court since then. The claimant is currently in possession of the land.
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