8 booked for duping realtor of Rs 1.12 crore

The Ludhiana police on Sunday registered a case against eight suspects who allegedly cheated a property dealer of Rs 1.12 crore. They posed as representatives of Tata Steel and showed fake documents to commit the fraud.

The suspects have been identified as Satinder Singh, Parminder Singh, Daljit Singh, Baba Jaswant Singh, Anil Singh Saini, Bilal Ahmed, Ashutosh Gupta and Ram Singh Thapa.

According to the complaint filed by Jagdish Lal, he was approached by Baba Jaswant, a resident of Amloh, who claimed to have connections with Tata Steel. He introduced Lal to other suspects.

The suspects told him that Tata Steel was looking to set up a new unit in Ludhiana and needed a large piece of land. They promised Lal a hefty commission, if he could help them acquire the land.

Lal, tempted by the promise of easy money, showed the suspects several properties. Later, they asked Lal to pay them Rs 1.12 crore to facilitate the deal.

Lal paid the money but soon realised he had been cheated. The suspects stopped responding to his calls and Lal was left with no option but to approach the police.

The police registered a case against the eight suspects on the charges of cheating and forgery. The police started conducting raids to arrest them.