Land selling scam: Economic Offence Wing of Odisha Police nabs fraudster in Bhubaneswar
Oct 14, 2023
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 14 : The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested another fraudster involved in a land-selling scam that was committed through impersonation and forgery. The accused have duped people of hefty sums, according to an official release.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Bichitra Behera of Malipada, Khordha, on Friday from Bhubaneswar, according to the EOW press release.
Earlier, the EOW had arrested two persons, Antaryami Senapati, a clerk by profession, and Ananata Kumar Pradhan, for posing as land owners and duping people of hefty sums.
"The case was registered based on the allegation of Lipika Das for the fraudulent sale of her landed property under execution of fake sale deeds by impersonating her and by using forged documents. Subsequently, it was found that two more ladies, namely Satyabhama Das and Dharitri Mohanty, have also been victimised in a similar manner by the same racket," the release said.
In pursuance of a well-hatched criminal conspiracy between the arrested accused Bichitra Behera and his associates had fraudulently made the fake sale deed by impersonating the real owner and falsely identifying the impersonator as the real owner. In order to materialise their plan, they manufactured the false documents, it said.
The arrested accused entered into a criminal conspiracy with Antaryami Senapati, Arjun Senapati, and Sujata Mohanty, with a view to selling one plot of the real owner, Dharitri Mohanty, fraudulently made the false sale deed by impersonating the real owner, Mohanty, as per the release by J N Pankaj, IG EOW Odisha.
The impersonator, Lady Sujata Mohanty, was falsely identified as the real owner by the arrested accused, Bichitra Behera. In order to materialise their plan, they manufactured the false Aadhaar card by affixing the photograph of impersonator Sujata Mohanty. The accused, Sujata Mohanty, has also signed as Dharitri Mohanty on the RSD, it said.
The racket involves the illegal sale/purchase of the land through forged documentation and the impersonation of the real owners. After the fraudulent sale of the land in favour of the persons of their interest, the accused persons were going to sell it again to other parties, the release stated.
This gang is involved in many other such cases, which are being scrutinised by the EOW, and action would be initiated in all such cases, it said.
