A case of fraudulently selling government land was reported with the Kolar police on Wednesday. The victim was duped to the tune of Rs 25 lakh by selling land of the gram panchayat at Piplai.
According to the police the victim Prakash Kumar Wadhwani of Minal Residency provided Rs 25 lakh to the accused Sunil Kewadewala who owns Krishna Builders but never provided the land.
After the victim came to know that the land at Piplai village which belongs to Gram Panchayat has been sold illegally by the accused to the victim a complaint was lodged with the Kolar police.
Victim claimed that the accused offered him land and took Rs 25 lakh as advance payment and agreed to accept remaining money at the time to the registry of the land. The money was provided in the month of November in 2013 but after three years the accused had not provided documents of the registry of the land or refunded the advance.
Based on the complaint, after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 420, 467 and 468 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The victim demanded refund of the advance payment but the accused escaped with different excuses and later he refused to provide the land and return the money.
Victim had claimed that there were 10 persons who have brought the land at Rs 25 lakh each. The police have not received complaints from other victims and it is possible that other complainants would lodge complaints.