The Vigilance Bureau arrested a Ludhiana-based advocate for facilitating the illegal sale of an NRI’s ₹6 crore land using forged documents
The Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a case against nine individuals, including a sub-registrar, for allegedly executing a fraudulent sale deed of a non-resident Indian’s (NRI) land in Ludhiana. Among the accused is advocate Gurcharan Singh, who has been arrested for his role in facilitating the sale, reported hindustantimes.com.
The accused sold the NRI’s land using fake documents at a fraction of its actual market value
The fraudulent sale involved 14 kanals of prime land near the Lodhowal-Verka bypass in Noorpur Bet village, belonging to Deep Singh, a US-based NRI. The land, valued at ₹6 crore, was illegally sold for ₹30 lakh using forged Aadhaar and PAN cards.
A VB spokesperson identified the accused as sub-registrar Jagsir Singh Saran, buyer Deepak Goel, numberdar Baghel Singh, registry clerk Krishan Gopal, advocate Gurcharan Singh, and property dealer Raghbir Singh, along with three others, including an unidentified man who posed as Deep Singh.
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The VB Ludhiana Range conducted a surprise check on February 21 after receiving intelligence about fraudulent land registrations
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The investigation revealed that the sale deed was executed on February 11 without proper verification of identities.
The original sale deed was seized during the investigation, confirming the fraud. The revenue officials involved failed to conduct due diligence, allowing the transaction to proceed without verifying the identities.
A first-information report (FIR) has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the economic offences wing police station and transferred to the VB Ludhiana range for further investigation.
Advocate Gurcharan Singh will be presented in court on Saturday, while the search continues for the remaining accused.
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