KATHMANDU: The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police today arrested two more persons involved in forging land ownership certificates to transfer ownership of land worth millions of rupees.

The arrest comes amid police investigation into a case in which racketeers transferred ownership of five anas of land, priced around Rs 12.5 million, at Dhumbarahi, without the knowledge of the property’s rightful owners.

In today’s case, police rounded up Purna Narayan Shrestha (46) and Sanu Maya Shrestha alias Sushmita (42) of Kavre. According to CIB, they had helped Sharmila Jangam Khatri alias Sanchita Kumari Paudel (40), Parbati Bhurtel (46), Achyut Neupane (48) and Binod Koirala (38) of Kavre on charge of forging land ownership certificates belonging to Sudha Sharma and Sushila Mahat of Rupandehi.

Purna Narayan and Sanu Maya were arrested based on statements made by Paudel, Bhurtel, Neupane and Koirala, who were arrested earlier in connection with the case.

Earlier, police had arrested three staffers at the land revenue office for helping racketeers to transfer land ownership for money.

The racket had transferred ownership of the land in Dhumbarahi, to the names of Paudel and Bhurtel at the Land Revenue Office, Dilli Bazaar, on October 5.

But the racket had failed to sell the land after learning they were on police radar.

source: The Himalayan Times, 26 Nov 2011