A case of cheating involving Rs 5.6 lakh was registered with Gole Bazaar police station on Thursday.
The accused in case by using fake documents sold a 2400 sqft plot to five persons, police said on Thursday. However no arrests have been made so far.
According to police Sudhir Shrivastava (38) who runs a school in Khamtarai has lodged report in this connection. Shrivastava in the report maintained that in month of July this year Sudama Sharma, Mahesh Sharma, Jagmohan Tiwari and Manoj Dubey prepared a fake power of attorney of the 24,00 sqft plot on which he runs school and sold it to five people of city for Rs 5.6 lakh.
“It was known after the accused took money and went away. The original land owner lives in Odisha,” said officer investigating the case. After receiving complaint Gole Bazaar police has registered a case under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) which reads to cheating by personation, Cheating, Forgery of valuable security, will, etc, Forgery for purpose of cheating, Using as genuine a forged document and Punishment of criminal conspiracy