Probe property grab charges: HC to Amritsar IG

Chandigarh, September 9

The Punjab and Haryana HC has asked the Amritsar Border Range Inspector General of Police to look into and decide pleas alleging misappropriation of property through impersonation and connivance of revenue officials.

The direction by Justice Lalit Batra came on a petition against the state of Punjab and other respondents by Suresh Mahajan and another petitioner through counsel Onkar Singh Batalvi. It was alleged that the petitioners had been running from pillar to post for initiation of appropriate legal action against the respondents, as well as revenue officials concerned, by registering a case. But nothing has been done in this regard.

Officials involved

The pvt respondents, in connivance with revenue officials, have not only forged documents, but also succeeded in getting registered sale deeds by way of impersonation and cheating the petitioners. —Onkar Singh Batalvi, Petitioner’s counsel

The matter pertains to property in Pathankot. Batalvi alleged a respondent purchased one of petitioners’ properties measuring over 1 kanal by forging and fabricating documents with another person impersonating the petitioner.

“The private respondents, by conniving with each other and with the revenue authorities/officials concerned, have not only forged and fabricated the documents, but also succeeded in getting registered sale deeds by way of impersonation and as such played fraud and cheating with the petitioners,” he added.

“The petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent-IG, Border Range, Amritsar, to look into representations by passing speaking orders and that too within two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order,” Justice Batra said. — TNS

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