India, June 5 -- Four suspects, including a property dealer, have been booked for allegedly duping more than 14 families of nearly Rs.1 crore by promising them economically weaker section (EWS) apartments in two housing societies along the Dwarka Expressway, police said on Wednesday.

The key accused, property dealer Saurabh Yadav, had previously lived in The Roselia society in Sector 95, said police. He reportedly vacated his rented flat overnight and fled earlier this year after victims began approaching the police. Investigators said the suspects are currently on the run.

At least ten families have submitted written complaints against Yadav and his associates at the Sector 93 police post, officers said. Over half a dozen more families...