JALANDHAR
In a breakthrough against organized crime, Jalandhar Rural Police have busted a sophisticated land fraud racket by arresting three individuals who were attempting to fraudulently register 10 acres of prime land worth approximately ₹10 crore using forged documents.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jalandhar Rural, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, told media that following specific intelligence inputs, the Phillaur police conducted a meticulously planned operation resulting in arrests.
"Acting on reliable information, our team intercepted three individuals who had orchestrated an elaborate scheme to fraudulently acquire ownership of 10 acres of land situated in Bhatia village. The accused had meticulously prepared forged Aadhaar cards and land ownership documents," said SSP Khakh.
The SSP identified the arrested accused as Daljit Singh (property dealer) son of Kulwinder Singha resident of Kalyanpur village under Lambra police station, Gurpreet Singh son of Harnek Singh a resident of Siddham Mutsadi village under Nurmahal police station, and Jairam (property dealer)son of Bakhsiram a resident of Swami Lalji Nagar, Buta Mandi. Jalandhar.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of Jasroop Kaur Bath, SP (Investigation), Sarwan Singh Bal DSP, Sub Division Phillaur, and Sanjeev Kapur SHO of Phillaur.
A case under sections 318(3),(cheating with knowledge ) 338(forgery of valuable security), and 340(forged documents) of the BNS has been registered against the accused at the Phillaur police station.