India, Oct. 22 -- Two developers were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly cheating 113 flat buyers by selling them homes in an unauthorised eight-storey building in Virar East using forged construction permissions, the MBVV police crime branch said.

The building, Dhuvi Heights 2, is located in Naringi village. Police said the developers allegedly used a forged commencement certificate (CC) to make the construction appear legal and register the sale deeds for 113 residential units.

The case began with a complaint by Mukesh Upadhyay against Kamlesh Mahadev Patil of V V Construction, who was accused of constructing the building illegally and selling flats using forged permissions.

During the investigation, the crime branch verified records ...