Ludhiana, Oct. 7 -- A retired patwari and two others have been arrested in connection with a land fraud case, the Ludhiana (Rural) police said on Monday. The accused are said to have forged property records to illegally transfer ownership of land in their favour.

The case came to light following a complaint lodged by Jatin Jain, a resident of Guru Nanak Colony, Sangrur. Acting on his statement, the Dakha police registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy.

The arrested accused have been identified as retired patwari Satinderpal Singh of Lalton Khurd village, Mukhtiar Singh and Sant Singh, a resident of Detwal village. Their aides Gurdev Singh, Banta Singh and Inde...