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Mulchandani had floated another scheme

Kabir Mulchandani, who was arrested in Dubai in connection with an alleged realty scam, is also alleged to have floated another scheme.

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Kabir Mulchandani, who was arrested in Dubai in connection with an alleged realty scam, is also alleged to have floated another scheme of three 40-floor buildings in Jumeirah opposite the Dubai Marina — the most posh locality of the Emirates.

Full page advertisements were run in papers, making him the largest advertiser of the Emirates during the period, said Mohammed Marzooq from Kerala. “He showed us the picture of a building with a podium, three-storeyed car parking and a complete floor for a departmental store. It was half complete and the rest of the 35 floors were to be built in the next one year”, Marzooq said.

Atul Patel, a UK-born Indian with Invest Inc, a multinational from US, told DNA over the phone that he had “booked a 10,000 sq ft flat in the 35-floor building called Ebony Ivory at Jumeirah for 3.5 million dirhams.”

“I paid the entire amount because I was dealing with the company for some other work. During a vacation in Europe recently, I happened to meet someone who was unhappy with the project. On my return, I went to the site and found that I too had been duped royally,” Atul said.

When cornered by 12 investors, Marzooq said Mulchandani flew them to Nice (in France) in his jet and treated them to a cruise vacation. He showed them properties in Nice. Claiming them to be his own, he asked them to invest there for speedy returns.

“He convinced all of us to sign a cheque, promising that it wouldn’t be encashed till their return to Dubai. Upon arriving at Dubai we found that the cheque had already been encashed,” Marzooq said.

A complainant told DNA that Mulchandani threatened him with deportation due to his clout in the UAE.
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