Hisar: Hisar police have registered a case against serving tehsildar Vijay Singh, his two sons Azad Singh and Ajit Singh, and daughter-in-law Jyoti in an alleged property fraud involving ₹5.35 crore. The complaint, filed by chartered accountant Himanshu Mittal, alleges that the family offered him two residential properties in Sector-14, Part-2, despite having previously entered into an agreement to sell the same houses to other buyers.
According to the complaint and findings emerging from the subsequent investigation, the alleged transaction began in May 2025. Azad Singh, Ajit Singh, Jyoti and their father Vijay Singh allegedly approached Mittal with an offer to sell two houses, numbered 3162 and 3163. The sellers allegedly assured him that the properties were free from legal disputes, apart from an outstanding bank loan of around ₹2 crore that had to be cleared before completion of the transaction.
The parties reportedly finalised the deal on May 28, 2025, for a total consideration of ₹5.35 crore. Following the agreement, Mittal began transferring money from his own and his wife’s bank accounts. By July 2025, he had allegedly paid more than ₹5.26 crore towards the advance payment and settlement of the outstanding bank loan. Around ₹9.5 lakh was withheld towards TDS and other charges.
The complaint further alleged that the accused handed over physical possession of both houses to Mittal along with the original title documents and keys. Permission for transfer of ownership was also reportedly obtained from the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), strengthening the complainant’s belief that the transaction would be completed through registration of the sale deeds.
However, the situation changed when Mittal repeatedly asked the sellers to execute and register the sale deeds. According to the complaint, the accused allegedly began delaying the registration process on various grounds. With the dispute unresolved, Mittal approached the civil court seeking legal relief.
It was during the ongoing court proceedings that documents and official notices allegedly revealed that the two houses had already been committed to other buyers. According to the investigation, an earlier agreement to sell for the same properties had been executed on September 10, 2024, with Surender and Anil Kumar, both residents of Urban Estate in Hisar.
The earlier transaction reportedly involved an advance payment of ₹50 lakh by the two buyers. The discovery raised questions over how the properties could subsequently be offered to Mittal and why the previous agreement had not been disclosed before the later transaction.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) subsequently examined the financial transactions linked to the case. During the investigation, it allegedly emerged that a substantial portion of the money received from Mittal had been used for another property transaction. According to the findings, approximately ₹85 lakh was used by the accused family to purchase another house in Sector-14 in the name of their third brother.
The alleged movement of funds became an important part of the investigation as authorities examined whether the money received from Mittal was diverted for purposes unrelated to the agreed sale of the two houses. The financial trail is also expected to help establish the individual roles of the accused and the manner in which the funds were allegedly utilised.
Based on Mittal’s complaint and the EOW findings, Hisar City Police Station registered a case against Azad Singh, Ajit Singh and Jyoti under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to cheating, and Section 61(2), relating to criminal conspiracy. The allegations against the accused are yet to be established in court.
The case has also brought scrutiny to the role of Vijay Singh, who was serving as a tehsildar during the period in question. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the property transactions, the documents presented to the complainant and the financial dealings involving the substantial amount paid towards the proposed purchase.
The investigation is expected to focus on the previous agreement with Surender and Anil Kumar, the subsequent sale negotiations with Mittal, the transfer of ₹5.26 crore and the use of approximately ₹85 lakh for another property. Authorities will also examine the title documents, bank transactions and communications connected with both agreements to determine whether the properties were knowingly offered to multiple buyers.
