Property scams don’t start in court. They start with a beautiful brochure.
A free, sourced guide for anyone buying property in India: how to check a builder on official portals, the RERA rights that protect you, the red-flag patterns to watch for, and a dated record of publicly reported regulatory actions.
What this site is — and what it is not
So nobody mistakes awareness material for a verdict.
What this site is
- A guide to checking any builder or project yourself, using official records.
- Plain-language notes on RERA and consumer-law rights.
- A dated, sourced record of regulatory actions reported in mainstream media — with each company’s stated position where available.
- A place to ask a question or tell us about a problem, privately.
What this site is not
- A finding of guilt. A search or an investigation is not a conviction.
- A rating or verdict on any project or company.
- A law firm, regulator, court or financial adviser — nothing here is legal, tax or investment advice.
- A substitute for checking official records and your own documents.
Verify a builder in four steps
Most buyers lose leverage because they act late, or on a verbal promise. These guides help you act early, with documents.
Check the official records
RERA registries, courts, company and tax portals — what to search and what to screenshot.
Open the toolkitConfirm the OC / CC
Full or partial? Does it cover your tower? How to check with the authority, not a PDF.
OC/CC guideKnow your rights
The RERA sections buyers rely on most, explained carefully — plus when consumer law applies.
RERA rightsKeep your evidence
What to preserve, how to organise it, and what to redact before you share anything.
Evidence checklistSix red flags that catch buyers out
General market patterns — not a claim about any particular developer. Spot the move early and ask the right question.
The “assured return” pitch
A fixed monthly return offered to make you commit fast.
Ask for: the clause in the agreement, how it is paid, TDS, and the lease behind it.Super-area loading
You pay on a large “super area”; the usable carpet area can be much smaller.
Ask for: carpet area, super area and the loading percentage in writing.A partial OC shown as full
A certificate that covers some towers or floors, presented as if it covers yours.
Check: the OC/CC with the authority, tower by tower.Paying a broker’s account
Pressure to send money to a third party; receipts later disputed.
Rule: pay only the builder’s official account and take a receipt.Big payments, no agreement
Large sums collected before a registered agreement for sale exists.
Rule: RERA caps the advance at 10% before a registered agreement.The remote NRI purchase
Video calls, decks and WhatsApp promises in place of documents.
Fix: appoint independent local verification before you remit.Every claim carries a label
We separate what an authority or court has recorded from what the press has reported and what buyers have told us. Nothing is labelled as fact unless a record shows it.
A RERA, registry or authority entry or order we can link to.
A reasoned order or judgment, with case number and date.
A case or investigation reported as ongoing. No view on merits.
A named, dated media report. Not proof by itself.
What buyers say, backed by a document we have seen.
Not enough to publish. We say so rather than guess.
What the press has reported about the Bhutani Group
Searches and investigations reported in national media, attributed to their sources. They are not convictions, and every person and company named keeps the presumption of innocence.
premises were searched in the January 2024 Income-Tax operation on several Noida developer groups, including Bhutani Infra.
PTI via Business Standard, 4 Jan 2024
in unaccounted cash was reportedly found across four Noida builder groups in those searches — a combined figure, not one company’s.
IANS recap via The Hans India, 27 Feb 2025
of transactions were reportedly examined at the Lucknow office during the February 2025 ED searches. The ED has not officially confirmed this figure.
IANS via The Hans India, 27 Feb 2025
agencies — the Income-Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate — have been reported as carrying out searches. The company says it is cooperating.
Company position: Business Standard, 1 Mar 2025
Read this carefully. The items above are searches and investigations reported in the press. They are not court judgments and do not show that any person or company has committed an offence. We list them so buyers can ask informed questions and check the current position in official records. See every source · Read the dossier · Request a correction
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