Ahmedabad man booked for duping two women of ₹7 lakh in fake mortgage deals

A case of alleged cheating involving a residential flat in the Danilimda area has come to light after a 27-year-old woman accused a man of fraudulently obtaining ₹3 lakh from her on the pretext of mortgaging a flat and subsequently refusing to hand over possession or refund the amount.

According to Danilimda police, the complainant, Reshmakhatun Pathan, a labourer and single mother, alleged that the accused, identified as Irfan Pathan, induced her into entering a mortgage arrangement for a flat in Gulmohar Residency in September 2025.

The complainant had been searching for accommodation after being asked to vacate her rented residence in Narol. During her search, she allegedly came into contact with the accused near the Danilimda area, where he informed her that he was willing to mortgage his flat instead of renting it out.

The accused allegedly offered Flat No. 109 on the first floor of Gulmohar Residency, located behind Barrel Market in Danilimda, for a mortgage amount of ₹3 lakh. He reportedly assured the complainant that she could occupy the flat without paying rent until the mortgage amount was repaid.

Believing the assurances, the complainant transferred ₹70,000 through Google Pay on September 17, 2025, and later paid the remaining ₹2.3 lakh in cash at the Lal Darwaza court premises. A notarised mortgage agreement was subsequently executed on September 18, 2025.

The complainant alleged that the accused repeatedly postponed handing over possession of the flat, initially seeking extensions of ten days at a time. Despite repeated follow-ups, she neither received possession of the property nor a refund of the money.

According to the complaint, when she eventually confronted the accused and demanded either possession of the flat or return of her ₹3 lakh, he allegedly refused and told her that she would neither get the property nor her money back.

During the course of her inquiries, the complainant allegedly discovered that another woman, identified as Sabila Khatun, had also entered into a similar arrangement with the same accused. Police said the second woman allegedly paid ₹4 lakh after being shown the same flat and was also provided with a separate notarised mortgage agreement in October 2025.

Despite receiving ₹4 lakh from the second woman, the accused neither handed over possession of the flat nor returned the amount.

Police said the accused allegedly executed separate mortgage agreements for the same flat with two different women and collected a total of ₹7 lakh. Both women claim they were deceived into believing they would obtain possession of the property.

Based on the complaint, police have registered a case against Irfan Pathan on charges of cheating and related offences. Investigators are examining the mortgage documents, financial transactions and ownership details of the flat as part of the ongoing probe.