More complaints over land frauds

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The Police have received over 600 complaints on land fraud and illegal land transactions. Around 100 illegal transactions are frauds involving over Rs 5 million.

Police Media Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said at a press briefing at the Police Traffic Headquarters recently that most land frauds have been carried out using fake Identity Cards.

Doctors, lawyers, teachers and other high ranking officials have also become victims in these land frauds.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) created a special unit named Immovable Property Investigation unit under the guidance of Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to investigate into the land fraud.

The public can complain over land frauds to the unit on or fax to 0112-380380.