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NRI businessman hopes to get justice in land grab case

COIMBATORE: The decision of the West Zone police in cracking down on land and property grabbers using political, police and muscle power in recent years, has raised hopes of an NRI businessman, fighting for justice for more than three years.

Yogesh Parmar, a businessman based in Montreal and who was importing knitwear from Tirupur for his customers in Canada and the U.S, decided to set up his own factory in Coimbatore. He chose to take up on lease a land in Naranapuram village near Annur in July 2007. After setting up the unit with the help of two consultants, Yogesh left for Canada.

In January 2008, within five months of setting up the unit, machineries in Mr. Parmar's factory went missing. When he preferred a complaint with the police, a case was promptly registered. Since, according to Mr. Parmar, there was no progress in the case, he approached the Madras High Court for directions to the police to investigate.

It was only then the complainant realised that the case was already closed by the police, citing ‘mistake of fact.'

The court subsequently ordered for re-investigation of the case in July 2010, by an officer not less in rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police. But for the last 11 months, there was still no progress in the case.

Mr.Parmar said the loss incurred due to the theft of materials and machinery in his Annur factory was close to Rs 13 crore.

Another property, a 16.4 acre land on the Tirupur – Dharapuram Road (in Tirupur District) belonging to his mother was allegedly usurped by a group of persons. This land was worth Rs. 3.5 to Rs. 4 crore.

This property was reportedly grabbed by using forged documents and exploiting ‘the power of attorney' facility. Mr Parmar alleged that was even impersonation by a person who posed as a judicial officer who gave directions to the Sub-Registrar. Mr. Parmar said he became a target of fraud only because he stayed in Canada.

The cases have now become part of the special drive by the Inspector-General of Police (West Zone) K. Vanniya Perumal against land and property grabbers in Coimbatore region.

In Coimbatore, Superintendent of Police E.S. Uma said that investigations into the knitwear unit case were on fast track and the special teams were collecting documentary evidence.

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