Managing director of a private company Priya Shamra and her partner Sudhir Chawla who had been arrested from Gurugram in Haryana on Tuesday in connection with the Rs300 crore NH 74 land acquisition and compensation scam were sent to jail on Wednesday.
SIT team had brought the duo to Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar from Gurugram on Tuesday following which they were interrogated by the team members. Police are reported to have collected some important evidences related to the case following the arrest of the duo.
The investigating officer of the case is learnt to have filed a petition for police remand of duo in the district court, Nainital on Wednesday. The court is expected to hear the petition on Thursday.
Police sources said that the investigating officer of the SIT probing the NH 74 land compensation scam had lodged an FIR against Sharma and Chawla for forgery under various sections.
Duo had allegedly forged documents to secure a compensation of Rs23 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). After rejection of their applications by the High Court, the Nainital district and session judge Kumkum Rani had issued non-bailable warrants against the duo. Police had subsequently attached their properties and sealed their offices.
Police said that they had kept their mobile phones on surveillance for the past few months. However, they are learnt to have changed mobile numbers while being on the run. They were finally arrested from outside a commercial mall in Gurugram, Haryana, police said.
On Wednesday, police conducted medical examination of the duo at Udham Singh Nagar district hospital before they were produced in the court. They were later remanded on 14- day judicial custody.
Notably, the State Government had handed over the case to SIT after an FIR was lodged regarding the multi-crore land acquisition scam, dubbed as a super scam of the state.
SIT has already collected evidences related to the case after questioning officers and employees of the departments concerned.
Sources said that several officers and officials appeared before the SIT in the past and their statements related to the aforesaid scam were recorded by the SIT officers.