Mohali, Sept. 18 -- Probing into a land fraud with a retired army officer, Mohali police have arrested a Barnala resident wanted for duping several people of crores through forged property documents.

The accused, Balwant Singh, hails from Bhadaur, Barnala.

According to investigators, Balwant and his associates allegedly forged Aadhaar and PAN cards of genuine property owners. Using these fake documents, they prepared fraudulent land documents and sold the property, cheating people of crores.

DSP City-2 Harsimran Singh Bal said retired Colonel NJS Pannu was one of the victims. The accused and his associates allegedly forged Pannu and his brother's documents to fraudulently sell 10 acres of their land in Tangori. Acting on the Colonel's ...