M/s.Astapathy Associates
Cheating

Respected Sir,

I wish to bring to your kind notice that I was cheated by one builder in Kerala to the tune of Rs 10.70 lacs and I seek your interference to get back my money and also to see that no more people are duped by the said Builder.

Sir, I am Prema Vikraman, born and brought-up in Mumbai, working with Indian Overseas Bank and will be retiring in another four years. I had a long cherished dream of settling in Kerala after my retirement. Since I do not have a house in Kerala, I decided to buy a small house in Thrissur.

During my search for a suitable house I got an offer from the following builder.

M/s. Ashtapathi Associates

Presidency Shopping Complex,

Poothole Lane, M.G. Road, Thrissur-680004,

Kerala, India. ph- 2389002 / 04 / 06

E-mail. ashtapathitcr@gmail.com

The offer was to build a small villa on 5 cents of land in Chembukav, Thrissur. I accepted this offer as I was looking for a house near city with easy access to hospitals because my husband is a heart patient who has undergone two heart surgeries.

On 15-07 I booked with M/s. Ashtapathi Associates a villa on 5 cents of land in Kunduvara, Chembukav, Thrissur and the House Construction Agreement was signed on 16-07, along with the plan, specification and detailed estimate for a total sum of Rs.30, 00, 000 (Thirty Lacs) towards the cost of land, construction of the residential building and completion of all other formalities like getting occupation certificate, water and electricity connection etc.

I paid Rs.6, 00, 000 (six lacs) on15-07 vide cheque and subsequently paid Rs.4, 00, 000 (four lacs) and another Rs.70, 000 (for registration expenses of the land) on 27-07 by transferring to their Current account No.020802000001117 with Indian Overseas Bank, Thrissur branch, totaling Rs.10, 70, 000 (Ten lacs seventy thousand).

They had assured me to give the registered land document and approved Building plan along with the approval letter before september so that I can apply for Home Loan from my Bank for the Balance payment of 20, 00, 000 (twenty lacs). Also they had promised in the agreement to complete the project in 210 days.

Even though the cost of land quoted by the builder in the detailed estimate given, is only 6, 25, 000, I paid 10, 00, 000 (3, 75, 000 extra) in good faith so that he can start construction work immediately.

In the first week of august they prepared the Sale deed of the land dated 12-08 on stamp paper and got my thumb impression on it and promised me to get the sale deed registered with in two weeks.

Since I did not receive the registered land document even after one month I started following up with Ashtapathi Associates office. My interaction was with Mrs. Krishna Priya, main staff of the company. Whenever contacted she used to tell me that the registration is over and they are waiting for the document. She used to give some or other excuse for delay such as election duty for the staff of registration office, delay in completing ‘poku-varavu’ formalities of documents etc. This went on till jan.

Tired of hearing excuses I contacted Mr. C.K.Rajesh, Proprietor of the firm. He gave a different story. His version was that they got the registered sale deed but during a sales tax raid in their office the officers took away all files including my file along with the sale deed. He dragged three months on the pretext of sorting out the sales tax problem to get back files.

To the greatest shock of my life I came to know on 14-04 that they never registered any document in my name and that I was being cheated as the entire excuses Mr. Rajesh and Mrs. Krishnapriya were all false. I never imagined that such a treacherous act of cheating can take place there in Kerala, the God’s Own Country!

Sir, I am suffering a lot of tension and mental agony as this is a big amount for a middle class person like me.

Having realized that I have been duped, on 18-04, I sent them a letter requesting them to give my money back with interest.

They are not replying either to the letter or subsequent e-mail. Both Mr. Rajesh and Mrs. Krishna Priya are dodging my telephone calls. When called to their office I get the reply that both of them are not in office. Both of them do not lift their mobile phones either.

To pay the down payment I raised the fund by borrowing at high interest rate. I will be ruined if I do not get my money back from the builder fast.

Respected Sir, I humbly request you to intervene in the matter so that a helpless woman gets justice.

Thanking You,

Yours faithfully,

Prema Vikraman

premavikraman@gmail.com

Company: M/s.Astapathy Associates
Country: India
State: Kerala
City: Thrissur

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