Overview
- Lakhwinder Singh, 31, was detained by the Economic Offences Wing-I at IGI Airport after arriving from London following the expiry of his UK dependent visa and deportation.
- He was produced in a Gurugram court and remanded to police custody for interrogation as investigators seek to identify associates operating from abroad.
- Police say the network forged passports in France and registered a General Power of Attorney in Canton Obwalden, Switzerland, before bringing it into India via an embassy.
- Using the fabricated GPA, two Sector-31 properties owned by a US-based NRI couple were transferred to Singh’s name in March 2021 through the collector’s office and HSVP records.
- The plot surfaced when local dealers reported a fictitious ‘son’, Karan Bhatnagar, had taken Rs 15 lakh as advance and was set to receive Rs 1 crore by RTGS, prompting a January 3, 2023 FIR and an EOW investigation.