The South Korean embassy has got a case registered against property dealer Yashwant Singh for allegedly cheating them of Rs 57 lakh by promising to rent them out a four-storeyed building in south-east Delhi's posh Greater Kailash although he had already leased it out to someone.
"We have registered a case of cheating on a complaint filed by Kim Kum Pyoung, the First Secretary in charge of Cultural Affairs at the South Korean embassy," a senior police official said.
According to Pyoung, the commitment to open a Cultural Centre was given to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by President Myung-bak during his state visit in January 2010.
"The embassy has wasted five valuable months due to fraudulent act of Yaswant Singh and due to which it has not bee able to open the Cultural Centre in 2011 as promised by the Republic of Korea to the Indian Government," Pyoung claimed.
After receiving several proposals, the embassy decided to lease a property in Kailash Colony and Yaswant, who was holding the power of attorney for the property, allegedly promised the officials that the whole building will be available to them.
However, the complaint claimed, Yashwant told the embassy officials that one of his friend's brother Ashutosh Verma has an office on the first floor of the building and he will vacate it in two-three months.
Following this, the embassy entered into an agreement with Yashwant on the assurance that the building will be vacated and they will have access to all the four floors within three months. The embassy also paid Rs 57 lakh through a cheque.
However, Pyuong claimed that Yashwant "concealed the fact that Verma is a tenant with whom he has signed a lease deed for the first floor on January 2011 for three years." MORE
