Govindpura police have booked two persons for duping a BHEl employee to the tune of Rs 8 lakh by selling land to him at Awadhpuri.
According to police, the victim Ramhit Vanshiram was duped to the tune of Rs 8 lakh by Anil Verma and Mahendra Rai. The two provided the documents of land and with the help of the documents the land was sold to the victim.
After the victim was assured and agreed to purchase the land he paid the accused the money on May 2012. The process was completed but the victim never received the transfer of land in his name and when asked for the refund the accused escaped with excuses and was threatened of life and dejected from the replies he approached the police.
In his complaint, the victim stated that he met Mahendra Rai at his Vijay Market where he shared details of land and told that the deal would be facilitated by Anil Verma. The two collected Rs 8 lakh in the year 2012 but till date they have not provided the land and refused to refund the money.
The police have registered a case under section 420 of the IPC and have started further investigation. Investigation in the matter has been started and claims of the victim would be verified and accused would be questioned.