3 arrested in Rs 10-cr land fraud case

In a major breakthrough against organised crime, Jalandhar (Rural) police have busted a land fraud racket by arresting three individuals who were attempting to fraudulently register 10 acres of prime land worth approximately Rs 10 crore through forged documents.

Disclosing this here today, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jalandhar (Rural), said following specific intelligence inputs, the Phillaur police conducted a meticulously planned operation resulting in arrests of three suspects.

“Acting on reliable information, our team intercepted three individuals who had orchestrated an elaborate scheme to fraudulently acquire ownership of 10 acres in Bahadrak Ba Bhatia village. The suspects had meticulously prepared forged Aadhaar cards and land ownership documents,” the SSP said.

The SSP said the arrested suspects were identified as Daljit Singh (property dealer), a resident of Kalyanpur falling under the Labra police station, Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Siddhammutsadi falling under the Noormahal police station, and Jairam (property dealer), a resident of Swami Lalji Nagar, Buta Mandi, Jalandhar.

A case was registered under Sections 318(3), 338 and 340 of the BNS at the Phillaur police station. — OC