Man Held in Rs4 Million House-Sale Fraud

Key Points:

A man has been arrested in Faisalabad for allegedly taking Rs4 million for a house that belonged to someone else
The accused, Khalid, had shown the citizen a residential house and taken the money in instalments, the police handout says
FIR 279/26 says the house, G-49 in Gulistan Colony, was priced at Rs9.5 million and forged documents were prepared for it
The case has been registered under sections 419, 420, 468 and 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code
CPO Faisalabad says elements involved in fraud cannot escape the law

FAISALABAD: Kotwali police have arrested a man for allegedly taking Rs4 million for a house he did not own.

According to the Faisalabad police handout, the accused, Khalid, had shown a citizen a residential house and taken Rs4 million from him in instalments.

The spokesman said SHO Kotwali Shahid Ali arrested Khalid.

According to the FIR registered at the Kotwali police station, the case was lodged on June 20, 2026, on a citizen’s written complaint.

PDFFIR 279/26, Kotwali police station

FIR 279/26, Kotwali police station, Faisalabad

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The FIR says the price of the house, G-49 in Gulistan Colony, was settled at Rs9.5 million and Rs4 million was paid in instalments.

It says forged documents were prepared for the house, with a woman’s photograph pasted on them to present her as the owner.

According to the handout, the citizen learnt on verification that the house belonged to someone else.

The FIR carries sections 419, 420, 468 and 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Section 419 of the Penal Code covers punishment for cheating by personation, section 420 cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, section 468 forgery for the purpose of cheating and section 471 the use of a forged document as genuine.

The spokesman said CPO Faisalabad had made it clear that elements involved in fraud could not escape the law.

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