Tripura: Former Government Official Arrested in Land Scam Involving Noida Institution
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Synopsis
A retired official from Tripura was arrested for alleged involvement in a land scam with a Noida-based educational institution. Kaizar Debbarma is accused of facilitating the transfer of land using forged documents, resulting in significant financial losses for the institution.
Key Takeaways
- A retired Tripura government official arrested
- Involvement in fraudulent land transfer
- Collaboration with a Noida-based educational institution
- Fraudulent documents used in the transaction
- Police custody granted for investigation
Agartala, Feb 12 (NationPress) A former senior official from the Tripura government was taken into custody for an alleged land fraud involving a Noida-based educational institution, officials reported on Wednesday.
A high-ranking police official stated that Kaizar Debbarma (61), who served as the additional director in Tripura's Industries and Commerce Department, was apprehended at his residence in Krishnanagar, Agartala.
Following his arrest, the police presented him in a local court, requesting a seven-day police custody; however, the court permitted only three days of police remand.
Kaizar, along with five other individuals, is accused of defrauding the Noida-based 'World Education Mission (WEM)', a private educational organization, by unlawfully transferring a 48.52-acre plot of land in Bodhjungnagar industrial estate, West Tripura, using forged documents.
Police investigations revealed that this land transaction was facilitated based on these counterfeit documents. Consequently, in response to a filed FIR, five suspects were arrested in 2023 for committing criminal breach of trust.
Noticing the fraudulent nature of the transaction, WEM Director Himangshu Panchal lodged an FIR in July 2023.
Panchal had previously informed both Tripura government officials and law enforcement that he had made a payment of Rs 1.25 crore to the accused for the land in Bodjungnar.
During the investigation, police determined that the Rs 1.25 crore was transferred to the accounts of the five suspects by the WEM Director. However, no financial records linked to Kaizar were identified, leading investigators to suspect his significant involvement in the unlawful land deal.
Kaizar had met with the WEM Director and introduced him to the five accused. The retired additional director, who stepped down just a year prior, was a prominent figure in the Industries and Commerce Department, which oversees a major industrial estate located 12 km north of Agartala.
