EOW-CBJ charge-sheets siblings in Rs 43 lakh land fraud; deceitfully revoke 51 Marlas sale deal

 Jammu December 12: Economic Offences Wing – Crime Branch Jammu produced 253 page  charge-sheet against 03 sibilings in the Court of law in case FIR No. 16/2019 U/S 420, 120-B/IPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu for their involvement in hatching criminal conspiracy and defrauding the complainant of Rs 43 lakhs after aluring him to enter into a deal for sale of a 51 Marla piece of land, owned by them at Birpur Bari Brahmana, Samba. After agreement to sell and taking the huge amount from the complainant, accused persons in criminal connivance by deceitful means cancelled /revoked the General Power of Attorny for ulterior motives. The 03 accused persons are (1) Narayan Singh (2) Suram Singh and (3) Chain Singh all Ss/o Dharam Singh residents of Village Birpur, Tehsil Bari- Brahmana District Samba.

The case stems its origin to a written complaint lodged by Mr. Manmohan Singh S/o Barkat Singh R/o 94-B, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, alleging that accused persons approached him with an offer to sell their land measuring 51 Marlas at Birpur Tehsil Bari Brahmana for Rs. 51 Lakhs, on the pretext that the land was coming under acquisition and in case the complainant pays them the consideration amount of Rs. 17 lakh to each accused the complainant would be authorized to receive the compensation at the end of acquisition proceedings and it would be for more than the consideration amount. Special Power-of-Attorney executed by all the three accused persons in Dec.2021 and even agreement to sell was executed in favour of the complainant thereby acknowledging the receipt of the consideration amount as also the rights of the complainant. The well-knit plan of the accused persons to defraud the complainant got exposed when the accused persons silently at the back of the complainant, approached the Collector Land Acquisition 220/33KV-PDD Jammu, with a written communication that they have cancelled the Special Power-of-Attorney granted to the complainant and that the Collector shall now make the payment into the account of the accused persons only, thereby cheating the complainant.

On receipt of the complaint a preliminary verification was initiated and during probe the allegations were prima facie substantiated, leading to the registration of formal case for indepth investigation. During the course of investigation relevant record was seized, statements of witnesses recorded, Scientific, Circumstantial and other material evidence was collected and offences U/S 420, 120-B/IPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu were established against the accused for having allured the complainant in a deceitful manner with the criminal intent and duped the complainant of an amount of Rs 43 lakhs. Charge sheet was produced in the Court of law agaisnt all the 03 accused persons for judicial determination.  

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