On Friday, Gaje Singh Kablana and 20 others were charged for violating the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Area Act, 1975, at the Sector 65 police station.

A former BJP councilor, who also happens to be the husband of Gurgaon’s senior deputy mayor, Pramila Kablana, has been charged with illegally constructing a 150-flat housing society next to the upscale Ansal Esencia residential project in Sector 67. Approximately 100 families are currently residing in this allegedly illegal 2BHK and 3BHK flats, which were sold for between Rs 40 and Rs 80 lakh individually.

On Friday, the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Area Act, 1975, was used to file an FIR against Gaje Singh Kablana and 20 others at the Sector 65 police station, following a complaint made by the department of town and country planning (DTCP). This is the third FIR filed against Kablana this year for allegedly establishing an illegal colony in Gurgaon.

In actuality, the unlawful colony was erected on 1.5 acres of unlicensed land adjacent to Ansal Esencia’s blocks D and E. The project was given the name Ansal Esencia Extension to deceive unsuspecting purchasers into thinking it was an extension of a nearby approved project. 100 of the 150 flats have already been sold, with prices ranging from Rs 40 to Rs 70 lakh.

Furthermore, these flats were registered without the required NOC (no objection certificate) from the district town planner at the Badhshapur tehsil office (DTP). The buyers of these illegal flats were also given loans by three financial organizations. The role of these home finance companies is now being investigated by the authorities, according to the source.

The suspected fraud was discovered after residents of the unlawful flats filed a complaint with the DTCP after the RWA of Ansal Esencia cut the project’s power and sewerage connection a week ago.

“The residents came to us with a complaint and over 70 registers. At the time of acquisition, they were told the project was part of Ansal Esencia,” DTP (enforcement) RS Batth said. “In this case, we have sought additional guidance from the director of town and country planning. The state is losing a lot of money because of these illegitimate projects.”

Source: TOI