New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has arrested a 37-year-old man who was involved in double-mortgaging and a forged property document syndicate, an officer said on Thursday.

According to the police, the accused has been identified as Dheeraj Kumar, alias Parvesh Sharma, who is the mastermind of a property fraud and double-mortgage racket that caused significant losses to nationalised banks, they said.

"The accused had been on the run for nearly 15 years and was traced and arrested in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, after an extensive technical and intelligence-driven operation," a senior officer said.

The case stems from a case that was registered on March 15, 2019 on the complaint of Supinder Pal Singh, Senior...