The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF), in coordination with Lalitpur police, has arrested Priyanka Singh in connection with a multi-crore real estate scam. Priyanka had been absconding since 2019 and was apprehended from Sahara State, Jankipuram, carrying a Rs50,000 reward for her capture, officials said.
According to Additional SP of STF, Satyasen Yadav, Priyanka revealed that in 2011 she, along with her husband Rajesh Kumar Singh and associates Deepak Shukla, Ashish Srivastava, Durgesh Jaiswal, and Vikrant Tripathi, founded JKB Land and Developers Infrastructure Limited. The company’s registered office was in Hazratganj with a branch in Lalitpur.
The group allegedly defrauded investors of crores of rupees by recruiting agents, signing fake investment contracts, and opening fixed deposits and accounts in investors’ names. After collecting large sums, the staff reportedly vanished overnight, taking all documents with them.
Following complaints from duped investors, a case was registered at Kotwali Lalitpur police station. Earlier, one of the company directors, Ashish Srivastava, was arrested from Indore (Madhya Pradesh) on June 29, 2025, while Priyanka remained on the run. Jhansi police had announced a Rs50,000 reward for her arrest.
STF officials said that Priyanka is currently under interrogation, and raids are ongoing to apprehend the remaining associates involved in the scam.
