LUCKNOW, June 16 -- A 46-year-old man accused of defrauding over 100 people, including Army and paramilitary personnel, by selling them fake plots in Lucknow, was arrested by a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP-STF) and Lucknow Police.

"The accused, Pramod Kumar Upadhyay, is wanted in multiple real estate fraud cases. He has cheated more than 100 people, with at least 30 FIRs registered across different police stations in Lucknow," DCP South Nipun Agarwal said. He added that the accused specifically targeted personnel from the Army and paramilitary forces. "Because of their duty constraints, most buyers could inspect the land only once or twice. Taking advantage, the accused would get disputed or fake plots registere...