Mohali, Sept. 1 -- In a major property fraud case, former general manager (estate) of the Punjab Mandi Board, Rajinder Pal Singh, and his wife, Tejbir Kaur, have been swindled out of crores of rupees. The case involves a house purchased in 2008 that was later revealed to be part of a multi-crore investment scam.

According to the police, the couple had purchased a 502.32-square-yard house (H.no. 1118, Sector 70) on May 20, 2008, from Parm Preet Singh Brar and Sehajbir Singh for Rs.67.5 lakh.

At the time of the deal, the sellers had claimed that the original registry, which was executed in 2005, had been misplaced and that they had already filed a daily diary report (DDR) regarding its loss. Relying on this information, the couple proceed...