Rs 65 lakh land fraud case uncovered in Phagwara

A significant land fraud case has surfaced in Phagwara involving an alleged scam of Rs 65 lakh. A formal case under has been registered following a complaint by Jaswinderpal Singh, a resident of 1247 Prime Enclave, Kapurthala Road, Jalandhar, in this connection.

The accused, Sarwan Singh, a resident of Chiherru village, Phagwara, is alleged to have impersonated a lawful representative of Simran Kaur and Jagir Kaur (daughters of Pyara Singh), by claiming to have their legal power of attorney. On November 25 last year. Sarwan Singh reportedly executed a land registry in the name of Amrik Kumar and Okar, sons of Santokh Raj, residents of Baba Phool Nath, Nanaknagri, Chiherru.

Further investigation revealed that on December 12 last year the same accused facilitated another land registry involving 14.75 marla property in favour of Kulbir Kaur, wife of Jasdev Singh, a resident of Aulakh village in Kapurthala.

The complainants alleged that the accused used forged documents and misrepresentation to carry out the fraudulent transactions despite being aware of an ongoing legal dispute and knowing that the transactions were in contempt of the pending case. The authorities were alerted, and following an inquiry, an FIR was registered. The police have launched a detailed investigation into the matter and legal proceedings are currently underway.

Jalandhar