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Use money to fund flick ‘Jatt Risky’

Around 40 current and former legislators

reportedly paid Rs 13.38 crore to two land

developers who promised to get them 25

acres of land at Kailon village in Mohali

The payments were made through cheques

by the Seven Star Welfare Society, floated

by the MLAs. But the money was used to

fund Punjabi movie “Jatt Risky”, starringSurveen Chawla

The society members include MLAs Laal

Singh, Brahm Mohindra, Harchand Kaur and

Ajit Inder Singh Mofar; and former

legislators Mangat Rai Bansal, Harish Rai

Dhanda and Madan Lal

Thursday, September 4, 2014,Chandigarh, India

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Realtors turn Punjab legislators’ housing dreams into ‘Risky’ businessRuchika M Khanna

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 3

The dream of owning a house in Mohali turned out to

be a “risky” propo sition for over 40 current an d

former legislators of Punjab with two land developers

allegedly diverting their money to fund a Punjab

movie, “Jatt Risky”.

The legislators were allegedly dup ed by developers

Narinder Bhatia, once a close aide of an SGPCmember, and Narwinder Singh. While the MLAs

reportedly paid Rs 13.38 crore to the two, Narwinder,

who was paid the majority sum, used the money to

produce the film.

Narwinder received the payment through cheques

from the Seven Star Welfare Society, floated by the

MLAs. He later cashed the cheques and used the

money to fund the movie, starring Surveen Chawla in female lead.

With a majority of the movie having been filmed, Narwinder was hoping to sell its distribution rights and

earn a neat profit.

But the “powerful” members of the housing society got suspicious after they did not get the land promised

to them in Sector 113-114, on the Kharar-Landran road, in Mohali. The MLAs, including Laal Singh, Brahm

Mohindra, Harchand Kaur, Ajit Inder Singh Mofar, and some former legislators, including Mangat Rai

Bansal, Harish Rai Dhanda (chairman of the society) and Madan Lal (president), besides relatives of some

high-profile police officers have now approached the police.

The inquiry is being conducted by Senior Superintendent of Police (Mohali) Inder Moh an Singh Bhatti

after the MLAs approached Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.

Society members said they were promised a piece of land measuring 25 acres at Kailon village in Mohali by

Narinder.

The society initially gave some cheques to Narinder, but he stopped taking interest in the project. The

society members were later approached by Narwinder Singh, sarpanch of Bada Salaura village, who offeredto provide them with the land on a commission basis.

The society paid him Rs 9.70 crore through cheques and he produced three “agreements to sell”, which

later turned out to be fake.

SSP Bhatti said the police were investigating the case and the two, against whom complaints had been

received, had agreed to either give the land or refund the money to the society.