As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, detained two persons on the fact of manufacturing and using forged official document, misappropriating large amount of someone else’s property by deceit as a group and attempted misappropriation.

Investigation determined that the accused persons, in order to fraudulently appropriate three units of land plots worth more than GEL 850 000 in the Kakheti region, owned by a company of foreign nationals, allegedly falsified the powers of attorney issued in the capital of India -Delhi and protocol of the meeting of partners drawn up in Georgia. On the basis of which one of the land plots was sold, while the remaining two land plots were tried to be sold to another person.

As of today, the land plots are seized.

Investigation is underway under the second and third parts (19) of Article 180, second and third parts of 180 and second part of Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 9 years.

Relevant measures are being held in order to identify and expose other persons involved in the crime.