Man booked for fraudulent sale of land for Harijans

On the intervention of Punjab Scheduled Castes Commission, Jalalabad-resident Rajinder Singh has been booked for fraudulent sale of Harijan Society land. 

“A case has been registered against Rajinder Pal Singh, resident of Jalalabad, for the fraudulent sale of the land of ‘The Ferozepore Schedule Caste Co-operative Society limited, Ferozepore’, at village Marar Kalan Mandi Bariwalaa near railway crossing in Sri Muktsar Sahib,” said Commission chairman Rajesh Bagha. 

He said that Sri Muktsar Sahib resident Ashok Mahindra had lodged a complaint with the Commission alleging that a land measuring 49 kanal is under the ownership of ‘The Ferozepore Schedule Caste Co-operative Society limited, Ferozepore’, and was being cultivated by Raj Rani and her husband Kartar Singh members of Harijan Society. 

“Both are now deceased. But the land was now being sold by their son Rajinder Pal Singh through agreement and Saledeed. He has until now sold 25-30 acres of land,” he said.  Bagha said that a case was recommended to be registered against Rajinder Pal Singh after conducting a thorough enquiry. A case was subsequently registered against Rajinder Pal Singh under sections of 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, and 120-B.