“Punjab’s historic Golaknath Church was fraudulently sold for ₹5 crore by a scammer. The sale of this 135-year-old church has prompted a police investigation and a halt on the registration.”
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Jalandhar : One of the oldest churches in Jalandhar, Punjab was sold by Natwar Lal of Ludhiana. The accused also took about 5 crore rupees in exchange for getting land for the church. On coming to know about this, people created a ruckus late at night. A complaint has been lodged with the Commissionerate Police in this regard.
Jalandhar DC Himanshu Aggarwal has banned the said registration and ordered an inquiry into the matter. There was a lot of ruckus outside the Golaknath Church located in Mission Compound, Jalandhar regarding this matter. But the police somehow calmed the matter.
Natwar Lal Jordan Masih, a resident of Isa Nagar, Ludhiana, deposited Rs 5 crore and made a deal for the 135-year-old Golaknath Church located in Mission Compound, Jalandhar. The registry of the church land was to be done after 2 days. But before that, the officials of the United Church of North India Trust came to know about this fraud.
Trust Secretary Amit K. Prakash said- Last Tuesday he came to know that the historic Golaknath Church located in Adarsh Nagar, Jalandhar is going to be registered in two days. He got a copy of the statement of Rs 5 crore taken for more than 24 kanals of land of the church.
