Dehradun’s famous lawyer Kamal Virmani has been arrested by the police in connection with the sale and purchase of land worth crores by tampering with the records of the registrar’s office in Dehradun. Earlier 9 accused including lawyer Imran were arrested
देहरादून के मशहूर वकील कमल विरमानी गिरफ्तार, धोखाधड़ी कर करोड़ों की ज़मीन खरीदने का है आरोप
Dehradun: Police on Saturday arrested a Dehradun-based lawyer, identified as Kamal Virmani, in connection with the sale and purchase of a plot of land worth crores of rupees by allegedly tampering with the registrar’s records. Officials said, the office is in Dehradun.
According to the police, the SIT was formed on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to arrest the accused lawyer Kamal Virmani.
Earlier, the police had arrested nine accused in the land fraud case, including another lawyer named Imran, an official said.
“We have arrested Kamal Virmani, a lawyer from Dehradun, in connection with the purchase and sale of land worth crores. It is alleged that he facilitated the transaction by tampering with the records at the registrar’s office in Dehradun. On the instructions of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, SIT was formed to investigate the matter. The SIT arrested Virmani late on Saturday night. Earlier, the police had arrested nine other accused, including another lawyer Imran, in the land fraud case,” Dilip Singh Kunwar, SSP, Dehradun, told ANI.
The SSP further informed that the SIT and the police are interrogating Virmani for further leads in the case.
The lawyer had earlier filed a surrender application in the court. But before the court could consider it, he was arrested in a land fraud case, officials said.
The SIT and Dehradun Police further informed that they have started probing the role of some other “white-collar” people in the land fraud case.