Tribune News Service
Sangrur, October 7
A fraud case against former vice-president of the Nagar Council (NC) Vijay Lankesh has led to a political storm here.
Complainant Ravi Chawla, a former Congress councillor, alleged that Lankesh got registered a community hall, constructed on government land, in the name of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Community Hall Management Committee (Aadhas) even before its inauguration on September 14.
“The inauguration of community hall was on September 14, but Lankesh got the hall registered without the consent of residents on August 2. He should have called a meeting of residents if he wanted to get the hall registered,” said Chawla.
The police have registered a case under Section 420, IPC, against Lankesh and started an investigation.
Lankesh could not be contacted as his mobile phone was switched off. However, his close friend Chamandeep Singh Milkhy said the police had registered the FIR under political pressure.
“On December 15, 2014, then SDM in the presence of residents had decided that the Aadhi Dharm Samaj (Aadhas) would be caretaker of the community hall and park. It would remain property of the government since the land belongs to it. We have all documents to prove it, but Congress leaders have got registered a false FIR,” said Milkhy while showing documents. When contacted, a police spokesperson denied the allegations of political pressure. “Our investigation is going on,” he added.
Fraud case filed against former NC vice-prez
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