Tv actress Gehana Vasisth cheated of Rs 90 lakh by Malwani broker, threatened with rape, death

MUMBAI: According to a written complaint submitted to the Malwani police station, a popular Tv and web actress Gehana Vasisth aka Vandana Tiwari has been cheated by a broker (estate agent) of her flat and the accused threatened to rape and kill her if she pursued the matter with the cops, stating that they are relatives of Pakistan-based gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

The complaint (which has been accessed by this reporter) alleges that one estate agent Wasim Mainuddin Shaikh, r/o of Millenium Towers, Opp Bella Casa Building, Sector 8, Malwani, Malad West was dealing with Gehana Vasisth’s flat in the same building which she had legally purchased from the builder. Gehana had rented the flat via the broker to one Sujata Rajesh Shetty, a resident of Swastik Nagar, Naghar Road, Bhyandar East and executed a registered Leave and License agreement. During the lock down, the said Sujata Rajesh Shetty failed to pay the rent for 4-5 months, but Gehana Vasisth did not take any action against her. ALSO READ: In spite of Bombay HC order, Malwani cops fail to arrest accused property grabbers

In the month of January 2021, she was informed that some other persons are residing in her flat by the society members. On inquiring, she found that the said tenant Sujata Rajesh Shetty had illegally sub-leased the flat to another party Ansari Rukhsana Mohammad Zahid on a high deposit of Rs 17 lakhs by fraudulently claiming that the flat was owned by her. On further inquriy, Gehana found that the flat was similarly sub-leased by the broker Wasim Mainuddin Shaikh illegally and without her knowledge at an earlier date for a high deposit of Rs 15 lakh.

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Her tenant Sujata Rajesh Shetty and the broker had prepared fake and fraudulent Leave and License agreements by fraud and cheating, including registration of the fake documents in a criminal conspiracy with the estate agents, registration agents and police. The local police station at Malwani also provided the fake police verification based on the Leave and License agreement on payment of Rs 1000 per document.

When Gehana approached the illegal occupants of her flat Ansari Rukhsana Mohammad Zahid and her son Shoiab Ansari Mohammad Zahid, they claimed that Sujata Rajesh Shetty was the owner of the flat and they had paid her a huge amount for a period of two years and that they will not vacate the flat at any cost.

In her written complaint to the Malwani police, Gehana has alleged that the criminals abused her in filthy language, pushed her around, threatened to rape her and even threatened her with death if she did not leave the building premises immediately.

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The broker Wasim Mainuddin Shaikh, his wife and mother and the illegal occupant Ansari Rukhsana Mohammad Zahid and her son threatened to rape Gehana Vasisth and kill her if she demanded possession of her flat. They claimed they were related to fugitive criminal and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and that the flat now belonged to them and that Gehana Vasisth should forget about her flat and never step foot in the building again or else she would be raped and killed and her body dumped at the bottom of the Malwani creek, where it would never be found.

They also allegedly claimed that they were related to Malad MLA Aslam Shaikh and that they had the full protection of MLA Aslam Shaikh. The MLA has denied this and said he does not know the people at all and also asked Gehana Vasisth’s manager to proceed against them legally. “I do not support or help such illegal and fraudulent people,” Aslam Shaikh said.

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Gehana has filed a written complaint with the Malwani police station and also sent copies of the complaint to the zonal DCP, the MLA, the Addl. CP and the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office and is awaiting action against the illegal occupants of the flat.

Upon further inquiry by this reporter it was revealed that the said broker Wasim Mainuddin Shaikh had similarly duped several flat and shop owners in the Malwani area of their properties.

A Bollywood producer Sajjan Agarwal and a production executive who own flats in Malwani, have been similarly duped by the agent. He is hand-in-glove with 2-3 registration agents who do illegal registration of properties by showing fake persons as owners of properties and preparing illegal, fake and fraudulent documents including Leave and License agreements.

The modus operandi of the criminals is to get the flats into litigation which can drag on for years once a case is filed either under Rent Act or other civil provisions of the CPC.

Once the flats are under litigation, the brokers put up dummy buyers who offer half the price of the property upfront, claiming that the property is disputed and will not get any buyers. The harried, harassed and frustrated owners sell the flats at huge discounts to the coterie of brokers or dummy buyers who make a huge profit.

The properties are then further leased at high deposits of Rs 15 to Rs 25 lakh for periods ranging from 2-3 years, depending upon the area and location.

The fake owners also provide fake Gumasta licenses at a hefty fee for persons wanting to set up a business.

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IndyaTv News has found out that more than 30 property owners have been similarly duped by Wasim Mainuddin Shaikh and his coterie of fake brokers in cahoots with 2-3 registration agents and some unscrupulous lawyers who prepare the fake documents.

The total illegal property scam in Malwani and adjoining areas could run into more than Rs 200 crore and nearly 50 persons are involved, investigations conducted by IndyaTv News have found out.

Along with the broker Wasim Mainuddin Shaikh, the others involved in the racket are Samir Mainuddin Shaikh, Salim Mainudding Shaikh, Hussaina Mainuddin Shaikh, Rajesh Shetty, Sujata’s husband (she is married to a Muslim but uses her maiden surname) and several others, including local estate agents, lawyers, registration agents  and some police officials are involved in the property fraud and scam.

The Malwani police are aware of this property and illegal registration scam but have turned a blind eye to the same as they get paid by the brokers to provide the police verification for the illegal Leave and License agreements.

Gehana Vaisisth through her manager has approached Chief Minister Uddhavji Thackeray, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and local MLA Aslam Shaikh for justice to recover her flat.

Malwani senior police inspector was unavailable for comment.