Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 10: Florence Apartment Housing Society, Trikuta Nagar has sought help of Government including Police and Crime Branch to initiate action against M/s Ansal Buildwell for duping 72 citizens of their hard earned money.
Addressing a press conference, members of the Florence Apartment Housing Society, Trikuta Nagar said that M/s Ansal Buildwell headed by Gopal Ansal and his associates viz Rajeev Kalia, Rajeev Chawla, Chetan Gupta and Vishal Sahgal had signed an agreement with Kulbushan Gupta, land owner and businessmen of Jammu to construct and sell multi-story flats for Jammuites.
The terms and condition of the agreement were neither made to public or not to the flat buyers, but it was informed to the buyers by the sale manager that all the powers were vested to ABL starting from advertisement, booking, construction and delivering of possession including registration of the flats, they said, adding that the price of the flats were also fixed by ABL.
“The buyers booked the flats after paying the fixed price against each flat—2 BHK and 3-BHK respectively. In the allotment letter, it was mentioned that the cost of the flat is to be deposited in the name of Kulbhushan Gupta on the account of Florence Apartment. It was promised that flats will be completed within specified period”, they added.
After collecting Rs 20 to 25 crore from buyers, the company instead of completing the project had utilized the money in increasing their business elsewhere and project was delayed for 7 to 8 years leaving the buyers in waiting till today, they said, adding that although the construction of structure is now complete but deficiencies amounting Rs 3 crore are still pending and possession so promised has not been given to respective buyers.
They urged the Government including Police and Crime Branch for disciplinary action against the erring builder and his associates and put them behind bars for providing justice to the buyers, who need immediate shelter.
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