Lawyer Cheats Client On House Purchase Pretext, Held; Son, Wife Sent To Jail

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): After writing the power of attorney, a lawyer fraudulently got the house registered. Instead, he took lakhs of rupees from the landlord and later objected to the transfer. After the complaint, the Neelganga police arrested the lawyer, his wife and son. The lawyer is on police remand.

TI Tarun Kuril said that one Satish Chandra Jain of Vidyapati Nagar had submitted a complaint application to the police station stating that he had sought a loan of Rs 16 lakh from acquaintance lawyer Kamal Singh Panwar of Manchhaman Colony on December 4, 2023.

Panwar gave four blank cheques of Canara Bank, Dussehra Maidan branch in exchange for money and signed a contract of sale of my owned building in Vidyapati Nagar Colony for Rs 34 lakh 50 thousand on a stamp of Rs 1,000 in the name of his son Ajay. Panwar then lent Rs 20 lakh.

On June 6, 2024, Rs 15 lakh 75 thousand and Rs 8 lakh with 10 per cent interest were returned. On June 20, Panwar got the registry registered in his name at the registrar’s office with a power of attorney in the name of his son Ajay.

When he was asked why, he demanded Rs 60 lakh through goons. He sold jewellery and withdrew some money from his bank account and gave Rs 34 lakh 53 thousand to Panwar and handed over three cheques.

Panwar got the registry of the house back in Jain’s name on October 7, 2024 but when he reached the Ujjain Municipal Corporation zone 6 on October 22 to transfer the building, Panwar lodged an objection. Thus, lawyer Panwar, his son Ajay Singh and wife Radha Panwar committed fraud.

Aafter arresting Panwar, he was produced in court and remanded for one day. His wife and son were sent to jail. He is being remanded for questioning again for not cooperating in the interrogation, the TI said.