India, Nov. 15 -- A retired school teacher from Mira Road was duped of Rs.1.25 crore by an estate agent and his associate by allegedly selling a Kandivali flat to him, using forged documents and impersonating the owner.

According to the police, the complainant met one Ravindra Singh on June 12 this year in Kashigaon in Mira Road East, who introduced himself as an estate agent and informed him about a flat owned by one Ganesh Prasad Chaturvedi, located on the 15th floor of the Lodawoods tower in Lokhandwala, Kandivali.

"The victim visited the flat and expressed his interest in buying the property. Following this, Singh introduced him to Chaturvedi, who claimed to be the owner of the flat. They then negotiated the price to Rs.1.25 crore, ...