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Mumbai housing fraud: Woman posing as MHADA officer arrested

Mumbai, June 11 (UNI) The police arrested a woman for allegedly defrauding people of over Rs 1.22 crore by offering them low-cost flats in prime areas of Mumbai under the guise of Maharashtra government official housing schemes, police said on Wednesday.
The Dindoshi police station arrested the accused, Bela D’Souza, who was reportedly posing as a senior official with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and promised affordable flats in Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Mahim and Bandra area of the city.
Police have identified three more accused in the case, Kedar Satam, Jitendra Rathod, and Girish Rao, who are absconding.
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