Mohali, May 19 -- A Mohali-based real estate developer has been booked for allegedly duping two Haryana businessmen of Rs.80 lakh on the pretext of selling showrooms in a Kharar commercial project.

Complainants Manish Kumar and his business partner Ankit Sakuja of Yamunanagar, Haryana, alleged that they had entered into an agreement with Amit Kumar of Aerocity, Mohali, on April 20, 2024, to purchase two showrooms - number 41 and 42 - at Luxrio Sukh Plaza in Bhagomajra, Kharar. They allegedly paid Rs.68 lakh through bank transfers and another Rs.12 lakh in cash after the accused promised to complete the construction of the units soon.

But after taking the payments, the accused neither completed the construction nor appeared before the Kh...