A land scam case, entailing an alleged cheating of Rs. 2.20 crore, registered by Maina Curtorim police against a couple for purportedly selling land using forged documents to Jeet Jain in 2017, is on the brink of being handed over to the Special Investigating Team (SIT), sources within the police department revealed.
The Maina Curtorim police initiated legal proceedings on December 7, 2023, acting on a complaint lodged by Jeet Jain, invoking Sections 406, 420, 465, 474 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the accused, identified as Agnelo D'Souza and Mrs. Macklin Pereira E.D'Souza, both residents of Nagwado, Betalbhatim.
Detailing the alleged scam, law enforcement officials asserted that the accused purportedly engaged in an agreement with Jeet Jain for the sale of approximately 19,250 sq mtr of land in July 2017, utilizing forged documentation.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the accused, in collusion, concocted falsified property documents for a property under Survey No. 229/2 situated at Belloy, Nuvem. They presented these documents to Jeet Jain, inducing him into purchasing the property and allegedly swindling Rs. 2.20 crores from him.
The accused were purportedly involved in dishonestly selling the property with the fraudulent intent to deceive.
As per police sources, a note has been forwarded to higher-ranking officers regarding the potential transfer of this case to the government-established SIT specialized in investigating such land-related fraudulent activities.