Premnagar police in Dehradun have opened an investigation after 4 Delhi residents alleged they were deceived in a land transaction in Paundha. A case was registered on Tuesday against 4 people named in the complaint.

The complainants said they paid for land on 5 December 2018. They later alleged that the location shown to them differed from the land recorded in the registration documents.

The complaint was filed by Ajay Kumar Jain of Shastrinagar, Delhi, along with Praveen Kumar Goyal, Kuldeep Yadav and Ram Krishna Pal. Police said the complainants approached the authorities after discovering the alleged discrepancy several years after the purchase.

What the buyers alleged

According to the complaint, the group was shown one piece of land in Paundha before the sale. They alleged that, as part of a planned fraud, the registration was completed for land at another location.

The registration was arranged through a representative and a director associated with Paras Jain Production. The people named as accused are Paras Jain’s authorised representative, director Dinesh Kumar, Naresh Kaushik and Shyam Bhardwaj.

The buyers said the COVID-19 pandemic prevented them from travelling from Delhi to Dehradun after the registration. When they visited the property in 2023, they found plotting activity and several houses already present at the location.

People at the site allegedly told them that the land belonged to someone else. This led the complainants to contact the accused through Paras Jain Production Limited, according to the complaint.

Alleged threats and police action

The complainants alleged that the people they contacted responded with abusive language and threats to kill them over the telephone. They subsequently submitted a complaint to the Special Investigation Team handling land-fraud cases.

After an initial inquiry, the police registered a case under provisions related to land fraud. Premnagar police have begun investigating the allegations.

Station House Officer Girish Negi said the complaint had been received from the 4 Delhi residents. The registration of the case marks the start of the police investigation; it does not establish the allegations against the accused.

The available information does not state whether any arrest has been made or provide details of the specific legal sections applied. The investigation is expected to examine the registration documents, the location shown to the buyers and the alleged telephone threats.

Conclusion

Police are investigating allegations that 4 Delhi residents were shown one property but had land registered elsewhere in 2018. No arrest or final finding has been reported.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Where did the alleged land fraud take place?

The alleged transaction involved land in Paundha, Dehradun.

Q. When was the land purchased?

The complainants said the purchase and registration took place on 5 December 2018.

Q. Who filed the complaint?

Ajay Kumar Jain and his 3 associates, Praveen Kumar Goyal, Kuldeep Yadav and Ram Krishna Pal, filed the complaint.

Q. How many people have been named as accused?

4 people have been named: Paras Jain’s authorised representative, director Dinesh Kumar, Naresh Kaushik and Shyam Bhardwaj.

Q. When did the buyers discover the alleged problem?

They said they visited the property in 2023 and found plotting and several houses at the location.

Q. What threats were alleged?

The complainants alleged that they received abusive language and death threats during telephone contact with the accused.

Q. Which police station is investigating the case?

Premnagar police are investigating the case after an initial inquiry linked to the complaint submitted to the Special Investigation Team handling land-fraud cases.