A fraud case has been filed against retired IAS officer Ashok Chandra and five others following a court order on Sunday, after a land scam involving Rs 87 lakh was uncovered. The case was registered based on a complaint by Harinam, a resident of Karora village in Nagram, who claimed that his family’s land had been fraudulently transferred.
According to Harinam, his father, Ayodhya Prasad, had planned to sell four biswa of land in 2015. They were introduced to a supposed buyer, Chamanlal, through an acquaintance, Mishrilal from Sahan Kheda. Once the deal was finalized, Harinam and his father went to Mohanlalganj Tehsil for registration, accompanied by Mishrilal’s associate, Durga Prasad. However, Mishrilal’s lawyer allegedly obtained Ayodhya Prasad’s thumb impression on the registry documents without letting him read them.
Later, Harinam discovered that the land was not registered in Chamanlal’s name but had been transferred to someone else. He further claimed that Mishrilal and Shailendra took him and his father to the collectorate, where they were made to sign blank papers under the guise of completing legal formalities. They also took thumb impressions from Harinam’s uncle. The family later learned that the accused had conspired to fraudulently sell the land.
The accused allegedly obtained official approval from the district magistrate’s office, allowing them to sell the land. Subsequently, Rajendra, another accused, replaced his father’s name with Rishu and sold the land to Ashok Chandra. Chandra reportedly paid Rs 87 lakh for the land. However, Ashok Chandra claimed that he was also deceived and had unknowingly paid the money, unaware of the fraudulent nature of the transaction.
The Nagaram SHO confirmed that a case has been registered against Ashok Chandra, Rishu Singh, Shivam Bhaskar, Shailendra Singh, Durga Prasad, and Mishrilal. Investigations are ongoing to uncover further details of the fraud and identify additional individuals involved.
