The PAU police station in Ludhiana has registered an FIR against 13 individuals, including directors and associates of Janpath Estate Pvt Ltd, following directions from a local court. The case involves serious allegations of forgery, fabrication of company documents, and the illegal sale of company-owned land.
The FIR stems from a complaint by Mahesh Goyal, a director of Janpath Estate Pvt Ltd. He accused certain directors and associates of conspiring to fraudulently seize his share in a valuable plot of land spanning 11 kanals and 8 marlas near Sidhwan Canal in Jhammat village, Ludhiana.
The land was originally purchased by the company via a registered sale deed, with all directors reportedly contributing equally.
Goyal alleged that Pawan Kumar Goyal and Vinay Singhal, along with others, fabricated a board resolution dated April 10, 2023, without holding a legitimate board meeting or obtaining his approval. They also allegedly created forged authority letters and a general power of attorney (GPA) dated January 31, 2025, and February 4, 2025, falsely authorising Pardeep Aggarwal to handle and sell the land.Using these purportedly fake documents, Aggarwal executed agreements to sell the property to several buyers.
These agreements were allegedly backdated to November 30, 2021, and printed on non-judicial stamp papers originally issued for Faridkot district in 2020—not Ludhiana—raising strong suspicions of forgery.The named alleged buyers in the complaint are Rajesh Kumar, Chaman Lal, Saleel Goyal, Rakesh Goyal, Khushboo Bansal, Kanchan Bansal, Vivek Goyal, Ravinder Kumar Jain, and Amita Jain.
When Goyal objected and sought cancellation of the disputed documents, he claimed the accused threatened him and attempted to further alienate the property by initiating construction to alter its land use.Goyal had previously submitted a written complaint to the police in August 2025, but alleged no action was taken. After reviewing his fresh complaint and the police report, the court found that the allegations prima facie indicated cognizable offences involving forgery, manipulation of company records, and fraudulent property transfer.
It emphasized the need for a thorough investigation, including checks on company records, stamp paper validity, registration details, and potential forensic analysis of the documents.The court therefore instructed the SHO of PAU police station to register the FIR and investigate fully under the law. The accused face charges under Sections 318(4), 335, 336(1), 336(2), 338, 339, 340(2), 344, 351(2), and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which cover cheating, forgery-related offences (including making false documents, forgery of valuable security, and using forged documents as genuine), and criminal intimidation.
Sub-inspector Rajinder Singh, SHO of PAU police station, confirmed the FIR was filed on the court’s orders. The police will now verify the authenticity of the contested documents and examine the accused’s roles in the alleged conspiracy to unlawfully transfer the company’s land.
