The Vadavalli police have registered a case against seven persons for obtaining a loan of ₹1.7 crore from a non-banking finance company (NBFC), by pledging the document of a house without the knowledge of its owner.

The police said that Raja, Chithambari, Prabhakar, Samuel, Priya, Ayuip and Meenakshisundaram were booked based on a complaint from S. Seshatri, a resident of Veerakeralam.