India, Aug. 25 -- The land compensation scam linked to the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) project is estimated to be worth Rs.100 crore, the court monitoring the probe has observed.

The court, in its order whose copy is with HT, has also observed that the scam is the fallout of a "well-knit racket" to claim the compensation amount of land owners by impersonation.

According to police officials, five members of the gang have been arrested in the last two months for allegedly fraudulently claiming Rs.5.12 crore. The suspects impersonated landowner Brahm Prakash Yadav of Badshahpur, whose land was acquired for SPR, to secure compensation despite him having already taken benefits in the form of floor area ratio (FAR) or transfer of developme...