PM Modi’s schoolmate Asgar Ali gets relief in long-running land dispute
An 81-year-old former schoolmate of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received relief in a long-running land dispute in Maharashtra’s Mira-Bhayandar, days after meeting the Prime Minister and seeking his intervention. Asgar Ali Vohra met Modi on September 8 and raised his long-standing dispute over a plot in Navghar, Bhayandar East. Vohra also sought a CBI probe into alleged irregularities…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's former schoolmate, Asgar Ali Vohra, has received relief in his long-standing land dispute in Maharashtra’s Mira-Bhayandar. Vohra met Modi on September 8 and requested his intervention, citing irregularities related to a plot in Navghar, Bhayandar East. Seven Eleven Construction Pvt Ltd, linked to BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, agreed to relinquish possession of the disputed portion and surrender construction permission.
Mehta also withdrew a police complaint against Vohra following the settlement. Vohra and Modi studied together at BN School in Vadnagar, Gujarat. The company had purchased 1,405 square meters of land from Mervin Joseph Fernandes and others in June 2019, obtaining construction permission on April 17, 2026. Vohra maintains that he and his brother acquired approximately 2,810 square meters of the land in 1989, which has been a subject of court and government disputes for years.
A civil court judgment in January 2026 supported Vohra's claim, but did not establish him as the absolute owner of the entire property.
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