A local news channel operator held in Rs. 4.3 crore fraud case in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar: Crime-branch of Gandhinagar Police has nabbed an accused named Vijaysinh Tank for alleged fraud of Rs 4.3 crore with a land-broker of Vadodara by falsely claiming about having contacts with IAS officer Kailashnathan and Retired Chief Secretary GR Aloria according to complaint.

An accused Vijaysinh Tank runs a private news-channel Network News in a Commercial complex in Sargasan area of Gandhinagar and he had usurped the offices in the complex. Gandhinagar LCB (Local Crime Branch) had registered a crime against him under land-grabbing act and nabbed him from a farmhouse in Sasan where he was hiding. After that he was sent to the Central-jail post remand.

Recently, a new complaint of fraud was filed in Infocity police station against him and his nephew Arjun by a land-broker named Anilbhai Patel.

According to this complaint, accused Vijaysinh Harisinh Tank had falsely claimed about his contacts with IAS Kailashnathan, Aloria and Pabubha Manek (BJP MLA from Dwarka) and promised clearance of pending procedure regarding a piece of land to a land broker based in Vadsar, Vadodara named Anilbhai Patel. After getting trust from the land-broker, the accused had assured to finish the work for a commission of Rs 1 crores and later agreed for Rs 70 lakhs. After two days, the accused lied to the land-broker that he had talked to Kailashnathan and Aloria and asked him to pay Rs 32 lakhs.

Following which the land-broker had paid Rs 25 lakh to him. Then, the accused had asked him to come to Infocity with more Rs 7 lakh where he had also introduced a look-alike of IAS Kailashnathan to the land-broker. Later, he often asked the land-broker to come to Gandhinagar and cheated him of a total Rs 4.35 crore amount. He had also given fake documents of the land-orders.

The land-broker filed a complaint against him at Infocity Police Station after realising about the fraud from the accused. The police have arrested the accused and further proceedings for getting his remands are started. His inquiry and further actions will be taken by the police. DeshGujarat