Girls in Gurugram - Be aware of potential predators posing as brokers

Something really strange happened to us today while looking for a place to stay in Phase 1.

My friend liked a flat that a broker sent her, mainly because of its location—it was near our friend’s house. She shared the location with me, and we confirmed that this was where we wanted the flat. Since she was out of town, she asked me to check it.

I contacted the broker, and he gave me a specific time to visit. About 15 minutes before I was supposed to leave, he sent me a new location, which was far from our preferred area. I immediately told him that this was not where we wanted to stay. He tried to convince me to check out this second location, but I stood my ground.

Then he suddenly said, “Okay, come to the earlier location (our preferred one), and I’ll show you some flats around that area.” Over the course of an hour, I had about four calls with him, discussing various details, and he was strangely persistent about me coming to visit.

Thankfully, I didn’t go alone—I went with my guy friend. Before leaving, I informed the broker of my ETA (10 minutes), and he told me he was already at the location waiting for me.

When we reached the spot, I looked around, but there was no building in sight—just empty plots and construction sites. I started calling him, giving him at least 10-15 calls, but he never answered. My friend called him too but again he didn’t pick up. Meanwhile, I noticed two men on bikes parked at some distance staring directly at us. One of them had a phone in his hand. Thinking they might know something, we walked toward them. The moment they saw us approaching, they quickly started their bikes and sped away. Right then I realised the broker had blocked my number. We left the location and meanwhile my friend called her from different number and he immediately picked up - he quickly hanged up and blocked that number as well.

At that moment, I silently thanked God I hadn’t come alone. I have a strong feeling that this person was deliberately trying to lure me there alone—for god knows what, I don’t even want to imagine. And given that this is Gurgaon, I don’t think I’m overthinking at all!!

So yes, please be aware and stay safe, girls!

Edit: the guy’s name on truecaller is Thakur Krishna Singh.