India, March 16 -- Two people, including a former government revenue officer, were arrested for allegedly preparing forged land records in connection with a land fraud case linked to a real estate project in Sohna, police said on Saturday.

The accused were identified as Satbir Rathi (58), a resident of Rathivas village in the Gurugram district, and Vishan Kumar (46), a resident of Jhundu Sarai village, police said. The arrests were made on Friday by a team of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW)-I of the Gurugram police. Both accused were produced before a court on Saturday and remanded to two days of police custody for further questioning, they added.

Police said Rathi had joined government service as a patwari (land and revenue officer) i...