MARGAO: The land scam case, where a couple is accused of cheating Jeet Jain to the tune of Rs 2.20 crore by selling him land in 2017 using forged documents, is expected to be transferred to the Special Investigating Team (SIT).
Maina-Curtorim police, which initially registered the case, has forwarded a note to senior police officers suggesting that due to the nature of the case involving land grabbing, it should be handed over to the government-appointed SIT for investigation.
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The alleged accused in the case are identified as Agnelo D’Souza and Macklin Pereira E.D’Souza, residents of Nagwado, Betalbatim. The police have filed an offence against them under Sections 406, 420, 465, 474, read with 34 of the IPC on December 7.
According to the complaint, the accused, with common intent, forged documents related to a property under Survey No. 229/2 situated at Belloy, Nuvem. They allegedly presented these forged documents to the complainant, Jeet Jain, inducing him to purchase the property.
The accused received an amount of Rs 2.2 crore from the complainant, cheating him through the use of fraudulent property documents and entering into an agreement with dishonest intentions to commit fraud.
