Disputed, abandoned properties targeted using forged documents, two held in Malkajgiri
The network targeted the properties whose owners or legal heirs could be impersonated
The Malkajgiri police have dismantled a land-fraud network targeting disputed and abandoned properties. During the operation, two individuals, identified as 40-year-old Mohd. Khaja Pasha and 38-year-old Mohammed Zulfikhar Ali (alias Chandu), were arrested. Authorities seized forged property documents, 22 fake stamps and seals, and nine knives during the search of Pasha's residence in Moula Ali.
Pasha, a real estate broker with a history of 11 previous cases, is accused of helping Zulfikhar prepare fraudulent land agreements and documents. Further searches at Zulfikhar's residence in Lalaguda Railway Quarters uncovered additional forged property documents, blank bond papers, a computer, a color printer, and 22 rubber stamps and seals with purported signatures of various authorities.
The fraud is believed to commence with the identification of vulnerable properties, followed by the collection of information about original owners and their legal heirs. The network allegedly then procured certified copies of title and revenue records, legal-heir certificates, and death certificates from the accused. The forged information was subsequently used to create false claims over land through forged sale papers, bond papers, and identity documents, including Aadhaar cards and passports.
The police are currently investigating the purpose of the knives seized from Pasha's residence, which may have been intended to intimidate individuals involved in land disputes. Efforts are underway to trace Zulfikhar, known as Chandu, and uncover other associates and beneficiaries of the suspected network.
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