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Internet Desk: Five time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova has been ordered an FIR by a Delhi court. Along with Sharapova a real estate builder too has been issued an FIR. A housing project which was publicised with Sharapova failed to take off at Gurugram.
The complain was filed by one of the buyers named Bhawana Agarwal against the real estate i.e. Homestead Infrastructure Development.
Bhawana Agarwal claimed that she was lured into the project after an advertisement depicted “Ballet by Sharapova”. She also calimed that a tennis academy along with commercial space for clothing and sportswear would be made in Gurgaon.
The court said, “If the averments of the complainant are to be believed, it shows that nothing has happened on the said project and alleged persons have no licence or sanction for construction or development at the project, for which the complainant paid Rs 53.03 lakh.”
Buyers were told that the project would be completed by 2016, “Sharapova not only aggressively promoted the fraudulent activities of the accused, but also supported the project in the eyes of the general public and is, therefore, a part of this criminal conspiracy,” the complainant said.
Advocate Piyush Singh said that “Once the court issues an order, the police has to register the FIR. Sharapova had come down to India two-three times in 2013 to meet prospective buyers. More than 1,500 people have invested in this project, but the project still has not seen the light of the day.”