India, Dec. 5 -- The Kasturba Marg Police on Wednesday arrested a father-son builder duo accused of duping several homebuyers of crores of rupees by luring them into purchasing flats and plots that were never delivered.

The accused, Ashok Jethwa, 55, and his son Mihir Jethwa, 35, were traced to a hotel in Ernakulam, Kerala, where they had allegedly been hiding for nearly a year after fleeing Gujarat. Police said the two posed as developers and enticed buyers with forged documents, fake permissions and false assurances of possession.

According to PSI Rahil Patil of Kasturba Marg police station, more than six cases have been registered against the Jethwas at the station, in addition to FIRs at Borivali and MHB Colony police stations. "The...