Mumbai, Dec 18 (PTI) An official of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) was Tuesday arrested for allegedly cheating people to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore, a senior official said.

The accused, identified as Yuvraj Sawant, duped a number of people under the pretext of providing MHADA houses to them, police said.

"Sawant had taken about Rs 2.5 crore from the prospective buyers," the official said, adding that he was the fourth person arrested in the case.

He was booked under IPC sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 467 (forgery of valuable security, will), police said.

Investigation into the matter was underway, the official said.

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