Khuda Ali sher plot sale 'scam': Court rejects discharge application of accused

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune Nnews Service

Chandigarh, December 13

A local court has rejected the discharge application of accused Narinder Kapoor booked by the Chandigarh police in a case of alleged illegal sale of plots 10 years ago.

The police had registered the case against the accused in 2011 under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC at the Sector 11 police station.

The case was registered on a complaint of an official of the Deputy Commissioner’s office, Chandigarh, who alleged that Kapoor illegally sold plots situated in Khuda Ali Sher village.

The counsel for the accused, in the discharge application, claimed on the basis of plots carved out by the accused, the purchasers of plots raised loans from banks against property and in case there was any illegality, the bank would not have sanctioned the loans. He also said all plots had been carved out within the extended Abadi Deh area which was allowed with the condition that distance from the main road was maintained at 300 ft. He also said the electricity and water connections had been given to the constructions raised on the disputed property and therefore, no offence as alleged was made out against the accused. The entire exercise was carried out by the accused in the area inside the “Phirni”.

The Public Prosecutor said private people had filed complaints against the accused to the effect that they had issued power of attorney to the latter to look after the land but he misused the authority and sold the property after carving out plots and therefore did not give even a single penny to the real owner.

After hearing the arguments, the court said, “The allegations against the accused are duly supported by separate affidavits filed by different purchasers. It is alleged that the accused, without the approval of the competent authority, earned huge amounts of profit by carving out a colony. Keeping in view the allegations against the accused, at this stage, it cannot be said that no prima facie case U/s 420, 506 of the IPC and Section 12 of the Punjab New Capital (Periphery) Control Act is made out against the accused. Consequently, the application is dismissed.”

The charges against the accused would be framed on the next date of hearing.