Bhubaneswar: Three people, including a data entry operator at the Bhubaneswar Sub-Registrar’s Office and two middlemen, were detained on Wednesday for allegedly cheating a doctor of Rs 1.5 crore in a land fraud case.
According to reports, the doctor, who works at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, was allegedly duped on the pretext of purchasing a plot of land in the Chintamaniswar area. The accused allegedly used forged land documents to convince the doctor to proceed with the deal and collected Rs 1.5 crore from him.
After discovering the alleged fraud, the doctor lodged a complaint at Badagada Police Station, following which the police launched an investigation.
During the investigation, police suspected the involvement of officials at the Bhubaneswar Sub-Registrar’s Office in the alleged fraud. Further inquiry reportedly revealed that a data entry operator at the office was allegedly working in connivance with the two middlemen to execute the fraudulent land deal using forged documents.
Police subsequently detained the data entry operator and the two middlemen for questioning in connection with the case.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway to identify other individuals who may have been involved in the alleged fraud, reports said.
