Beset with the grim challenge of spiraling cases of land forgeries and duping people of crores, Dehradun police achieved a breakthrough as they arrested two persons on the charge of selling land worth crores of rupees through a forged power of attorney on Saturday. They acted as an non-resident Indian (NRI) and native of Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), Rajesh Chandra Kshetri had registered a complaint at SIT, Garhwal Range.
The accused have been identified as Harish Pokhriyal, resident of Raipur and Manoj Kumar, native of Kanpur (UP). In the written complaint, Kshetri stated that the fraudsters had sold his land at Dhorankhas, Raipur through a forged power of attorney, taking advantage of the fact that he has been living in USA for the past 40 years. He further stated that in his absence, a relative of his, Neera, resident of Rajpur, has been looking after the land, adding that the fraudsters had sought to sell his land to one Rajeev Verma. Besides, they had taken `3 lakh for this land from Verma as advance, the complainant stated.
SIT officials conducted investigation and found that the duo had secured a forged power of attorney and sought to sell the land to Verma. That hehad been duped became clear after Verma had
contacted Neera, seeking detailed information about the land. Subsequently, IG Garhwal Range IG Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal directed SSP, Dehradun to lodge an FIR against the accused. FIR was registered in Raipur police station. The accused were arrested and sent to jail after being produced in the court on Saturday. IG Gunjyal announced cash reward to the team for cracking the case.