NSA against builder who sold maximum illegal flats in Shahberi

The Gautambuddha Nagar administration on Tuesday invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against a Delhi-based builder who developed and sold the maximum number of illegal flats in Greater Noida’s Shahberi, said officials on Tuesday.

Jasveer Singh Maan, 36, was arrested on October 1 and is the second “rogue builder” after Shahabuddin to have been booked under the NSA, which prevents bail to an accused for a year, subject to judicial review after every three months, they said.

On July 17 last, two adjoining buildings had collapsed in Shahberi, leaving nine peopledead. Probe reports by administration and local authorities found that the buildings had come up without any proper approval as did several others, over the years in Shahberi.

So far, 86 FIRs have been registered over illegal construction in Shahberi and action taken against 42 builders under the Gangsters Act, a senior official said. “Between 2014 and 2017, Maan developed 261 flats in Shahberi and sold 169 of them illegally. The flats were made without due permission from the Greater Noida Authority. All of them had weak structure and poor quality material,” said District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh.

“The decision to slap NSA on Maan has been taken on the basis of a report from the district police. His bail plea is due to be heard in court soon and if he is granted bail, then there are reasons to believe that he would engage in selling the remaining flats, leading to public disorder,” he added.

Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said Maan was already booked under the Gangsters Act and had two FIRs registered against him in Greater Noida. “The message is clear. Strict action is being taken against rogue builders involved in illegal operations,” Mr. Krishna said.

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