Dehradun police have arrested one Harshmani Vyas, resident of Rishikesh, on Wednesday on charge of duping complainants in forged land registry in Rishikesh area.
Vijendra Prasad Nautiyal, resident of Pratapnagar, Tehri, likhwar Singh, resident of Dhalwala, Tehri Garhwal and Sunil Gopal, resident of Chamba, Tehri and Geeta Bisht, resident of Rishikesh. had registered a complaint at SIT, Garhwal Range against Harshmani Vyas and his wife Savita Vyas.
In their written complaints, they stated that the accused had made conspiracy to do forged registry of lands owned by other persons in Shyampur area of Rishikesh. IG Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal in-charge SIT, Garhwal Range had directed SIT members to do thorough investigation of the complaint. IG Gunjyal directed SSP to register a case under appropriate sections of IPC against the accused in Rishikesh police station.
Harshmani was absconding for the last one year to evade police arrest. Police succeeded in arresting the accused from Rishikesh on Wednesday.