Three of the four persons allegedly involved in fraudulent registration of about 800 bigha land of the ITBP have been absconding since an FIR was lodged against them in Mussoorie police station on February 14. Non-bailable warrants have also been issued against the trio recently by the chief judicial magistrate of Dehradun.
Mussoorie Kotwali inspector Kamlesh Namburi said that police teams are conducting search operation to nab the absconders. The police would now seek permission from court to seal properties of the accused if they are not arrested soon, he added. Mussoorie Police have arrested one accused- Manmohan Thapli on February 15.
Acting on a complaint registered by New Delhi resident PK Bakshi, the police conducted a thorough investigation and registered cases against four persons in the fraudulent sale of big land chunk located near ITBP academy in Mussoorie. The police had filed cases against Raghu Pratap, Vikas Chandra, Vikas Thapali and Mohan Singh Thapali under sections 420/467/ 468/ 471 and 120 B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) on February 14.
Investigation revealed that the accused had tried to orchestrate the fraudulent land dealing by exploiting a loophole resulting from land acquired by the government for establishing the ITBP academy in 1988 not being transferred in the name of the paramilitary force. land mutation not having been done, the land in question was stated in revenue records as being owned by one Raghu Pratap-which the accused tried to exploit. The complainant got suspicious when the land was not registered in his name despite his repeated insistence. Sources inform that land plots totaling in area to hundreds of bighas at Kyarkuli near Mussoorie were fraudulently sold to various persons.