Shahjehanabad police have booked three persons for duping a city-based property dealer to the tune of Rs 50 lakh in the name of selling land at Khajuri village.
The victim Anup Agrawal who works as a property dealer entered into an agreement with Narayan Singh, Dinesh Patel and Mahendra Mewada of Khajuri village for purchasing 7 acres of land which they later sold them to another person.
A complaint was lodged with the police stating that he bought land owned by Narayan Singh in the year 2016 at Rs 50 lakh which was around 7 acres and the other two accused facilitated the deal but in the year 2018 in January when the victim went to take possession he was told by the accused that the land was sold to some other person and they denied to transfer the land in the name of the victim and refund Rs 50 lakh.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation police found the claims of the victim to the correct and registered a case against the three accused.
The police have registered a case under sections 420 and 406 of the IPC and started further investigation. Search for the three accused has been started.
Police said that the other person who had bought the land would be questioned and in case if the purchase was done knowingly regarding the earlier deal the person would be made co-accused in the case.
The property was in agriculture use and after getting assured that the money has been paid by victim was in the impression that accused would not sell the land.