India, July 12 -- A senior police officer in Bengaluru has found himself at the centre of a real estate dispute after the flat he purchased through a bank auction was seized by another lender claiming a prior mortgage, Times of India reported.

According to the report, Deputy Commissioner of Police (City Armed Reserve - West) VC Gopala Reddy has filed a complaint with the Central Crime Branch (CCB), alleging that Jana Small Finance Bank sold him a flat that was already mortgaged to another financial institution, Swarna Bharathi Sahakara Bank, without disclosing the lien.

According to the complaint, Reddy bought the fourth-floor flat in Sri Shankara Meadows at Kaggalipura via e-auction on July 24, 2023, paying Rs.28 lakh. While Jana Bank ...