Monday, 28 AUGUST 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested senior advocate Kamal Virmani late on Saturday on allegations of his involvement in the irregularities in the registrar’s office in Dehradun. He along with the other two main accused KP Singh and Imran reportedly sold about two acres of land by changing original files of properties in the registrar’s offices and record room of the district, said the Dehradun senior superintendent of police Daleep Singh Kunwar. In a Press conference here on Sunday, he said that Virmani’s name came to light during the interrogation of accused arrested in the past and people associated with the case. He said that Virmani is considered a prominent advocate of the State, especially in dealing with civil matters. “As per our investigation so far, his role was mainly to replace old or original files of the properties with newly drafted files while considering all legal proceedings as per the requirement to benefit from the property. He did this with the help of KP Singh and another lawyer Imran. He had good relations with both of them and we have so far learnt that they have reportedly sold about two acres of land over the years. The team has found a transaction history of about Rs 10 crore regarding property dealing which is shown as white money. It is suspected that they have earned at least double of this amount in black. We are looking into it as well,” said the SSP. He added that since Virmani is a prominent advocate who was trusted by the people, they used to believe him when he assured them that all documents were genuine to make them buy the lands. Kunwar said that so far, the SIT has arrested a total of nine accused on charges of their involvement in the case and collected crucial information about other culprits as well. “Names of some prominent people have come to light during the investigation along with some concrete evidence but I cannot say much about it at present. This is an ongoing investigation and SIT is diligently working to nab all culprits,” said Kunwar. The police will also take action under Gangster Act to recover wealth earned by culprits through the scam. Besides this, agencies from other departments will also be involved in the investigation and legal proceedings of the case, he added.
