Gangster, 3 others threaten Hry bizman, booked

Greater Noida: A Haryana-based businessman lodged a police complaint on Thursday alleging that four men, including dreaded gangster Bhupinder Momnathal, have been trying to forcefully acquire a piece of land that he purchased in 2014.
The victim, who did not want to be named, runs a hotel chain in Delhi and Haryana. He alleged that despite having an FIR filed in the matter, the accused is giving him death threats and are forcing him to give up on his property.
In his complaint, he alleged that he had bought around 250-300 bigha of agricultural land in 2014. However, the accused Aman Bhati, Shyam Vir Bhati and Harish Bhati, who own the neighbouring plot, started claiming a share of his land.
“They are after me for the past six months. Initially, they used to threaten the farmers who I have hired to sow crops and take care of the land. But since January, they started intimidating them with arms,” he said.
On June 10, the victim allegedly visited his property. But he was allegedly stopped mid-way by the accused. “They intercepted my car and said I will have to hand over some part of the land to them before selling it, or they would kill me and my family,” he said, adding that a Swift Dzire car followed him for the next three days until he decided to lodge a complaint.
The FIR was filed on June 18 at Knowledge Park police station against the three men and Momnathal under sections 386 (Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 379 (Theft), 427 (Mischief) and 506 (Criminal Intimidation) of the IPC.
“The cops even arrested two of them a few days later but they were released on bail. They are threatening me again. I just want to sell the land and give up all my business plans in UP,” he said, adding that the accused even scared two of his potential clients whom he wanted to sell the land after the controversy.
Meanwhile, police called it a land dispute. “It looks like both the parties are trying to acquire a government land next to the main road in the village. It has also come to light that they had prior business relations with each other. We are investigating,” said Rajesh Kumar Singh, DCP (Zone 3).