Mohali, Dec. 27 -- Police have registered a case of cheating after a businessman from Jaipur was allegedly duped of Rs.20 lakh on the pretext of selling a residential plot in Mohali. The accused has been identified as Rahul Saini, a resident of Phase 5, Mohali.

According to the police, the complainant, Amit Meiyer, who is a Jaipur-based businessman, came across an advertisement for a property project named Aerotro Homes on Facebook. The advertisement offered residential plots measuring 100, 125 and 150 square yards on the Landran-Banur Road. When Amit contacted the number mentioned in the advertisement, Rahul Saini introduced himself as a director or partner of Empire Estate and convinced him to invest.

Police said Rahul claimed that th...