VIVEK SHARMA
JAMMU: The Crime Branch wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has booked four accused for their involvement in fictitious sale of a Sainik Colony plot in Jammu.
According to FIR, one Ajay Choudhary, son of Pritam Chand, resident of Chak Hira Swankha, Vijaypur in District Samba lodged a complaint alleging on August 20, 2020, the accused Bachan Lal and Satinder Singh showed him Plot No. 535, Sector-F, Sainik Colony, Jammu for sale. Both the accused Bachan Lal and Satinder Singh also introduced him to Gursagar Singh who told him that he was having a full and final payment agreement with R N Sharma and original documents of the said plot. Gursagar Singh showed him all the documents and sale agreement with R.N Sharma. On the basis of sale agreement, original documents of plot and telephonic conversation with R.N Sharma, the complainant Ajay Choudhary agreed to purchase the said plot.
Believing the transaction and the persons as genuine, Ajay Choudhary made a payment of Rs 3,00,0000 (rupees three lakhs) as ‘Bayana’ in cash which was received by accused Gursagar Singh. Also, the accused Bachan Lal assured him that R.N. Sharma would transfer plot on his name whenever Gursagar would ask him to do so. Thereafter, another amount of Rs. 48,00,000 (rupees forty eight lakhs) was transferred by RTGS as advance payment in the two account numbers provided by Gursagar Singh and R N Sharma.
Later, Ajay Choudhary requested Gursagar Singh to execute Power of Attorney, Will and Sale Agreement as promised to him at the time of ‘Bayana’, to which he agreed.
The Power of Attorney, Will Deed and Sale Agreement were signed and handed over to accused Gursagar Singh for registration purposes. All the accused persons again asked Ajay Choudhary to give Rs 7,00,000 more, which he immediately transferred so that the registration process could be completed at an earliest possible. Thereafter, the process of registration was pretended to be started several times by accused persons by booking slots online and all documents were again signed but said plot was not registered in his name.
The accused persons again asked Ajay Choudhary for remaining payment of Rs. Rs 4,00,000 but he didn’t pay the same and asked them to get the plot registered in his name first. Subsequently, on suspecting some foul play Ajay Choudhary filed an application before the Sainik Colony Society for blocking the sale of said land.
The preliminary verification report revealed that all the four accused by hatching conspiracy, committed cheating and duped the complainant of hard earned money. An FIR (56/24) under sections 420, 120-B IPC has been registered against Gursagar Singh, son of Sohan Singh, resident of Apna Vihar Kunjwani, Jammu and others for in-depth investigation. The probe has been entrusted to SI Mohd Arshad, Investigatiuon officer of Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu.
