The Dehradun police have arrested a person in connection with duping a Rishikesh resident of `23.5 lakh on the basis of forged land documents.
The Inspector General (IG) Garhwal range Sanjay Gunjyal told mediapersons here on Monday that Khadri Shyampur resident Munendra Belwal had lodged a complaint at Rajpur police station that one Vishal Kumar has cheated him in land deal which was done on forged documents.
The complainant informed the police that the accused showed him a piece of land measuring One Bigha located in Tarla Nagal area of Rajpur. The deal was fixed up for `90 lakhs and an advance of `23.50 lakhs was paid to the accused. Belwal in his complaint told the police that after cheating the accused later went underground.
When the matter came to the notice of IG Garhwal range he constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and ordered prompt action.
The SIT led by Sub Inspector (SI) Brajendra Naithani investigated the case and arrested the accused from Kalka in Haryana where he was hiding. It is learnt that the culprit Vishal Kumar colluded with Faridabad resident Vijay Singh and prepared forged documents of the land belonging to one Rajendra Singh. The duo did not take the son and wife of Rajendra Singh into confidence who incidentally were co owners of the land.
The IG of Garhwal range declared a reward of `2500 each to SIT in charge Naithani and Sub Inspector Ranveer Ramola, Head Constable Kedar Khaneda and HC Jitendra Singh of Rajpur police station for acting swiftly and arresting the culprit. The police are in look out of the other accused.
The police action on the issue underlies the importance the IG is giving rising number of frauds in the land deals.