Ludhiana, Nov. 6 -- Three members of a family have been booked for allegedly forging papers to grab 15 kanals and 16 marlas of land belonging to a man having mental illness, Sadar police said on Thursday. The accused forged the property sale agreement using blank stamp papers obtained from the victim as security for a loan, officials said.

The case, registered at the Sadar police station following an inquiry, centres on allegations that the accused fabricated documents and financial transactions to establish a false claim over the valuable land in Malkpur Bet.

The accused have been identified as Kamal Parkash Goel, Kanav Goel and Geetu Goel, all residents of Sukhmani Enclave on Canal Road, Ludhiana. The FIR follows an inquiry into a com...