Delhi Police arrest 3 for selling dead man’s house by forging documents in Dwarka

The Delhi Police said the complainant claimed that the documents were forged after the death of his brother-in-law in 2023.

In October, the police arrested Sarabjeet Singh and Pawandeep Singh, both 43, with the help of technical and manual surveillance. (Representational Image)

The Delhi Police said Thursday they have arrested three people, including a 70-year-old woman and her son, for allegedly illegally selling a property in Dwarka’s Sector 6, using forged documents after the original owner died in 2023.

Ankit Singh, Deputy Commissioner Of Police (Dwarka), said the complainant had reported that the property in Badhwar Apartment, owned by his deceased brother-in-law, had been fraudulently transferred and sold for Rs. 1.85 crore to a buyer, Sunny Yadav. “The complainant claimed that the documents were forged after the death of his brother-in-law in 2023. He further said that his sister died in 2019 and the couple had no children,” said Singh.

Accordingly, a case was registered under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 380, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and an investigation was taken up by a team led by Inspector Sanjeev Mandal (SHO Dwarka South), under supervision of M L Meena, ACP, Dwarka.

In October, the police arrested Sarabjeet Singh and Pawandeep Singh, both 43, with the help of technical and manual surveillance. During interrogation, the police learnt that Pawandeep, a property dealer, had masterminded the plot. “He, along with his associates, forged the documents in the name of Sarabjeet’s mother, Rajender Kaur, to facilitate the sale. After Sarabjeet’s arrest, Pawandeep went into hiding and was arrested in Himachal Pradesh,” said Singh.

Kaur, who had been on the run, was arrested on December 9 and admitted her involvement, stating that she was offered money to allow the forgery in her name.

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