Land worth 40 crore sold on forged papers
Land worth 40 crore at Vilasiya village were sold on fake power of attorney. Ashok Patel, resident of Usmanpura, had bought 67 bigha land at Vilasiya village from Zahir Fazal Siddiqui, a resident of Mumbai, in February 2011. When Patel went for registration of the land, he realized that he was cheated.
Patel on Sunday filed a complaint with the Ahmedabad rural special investigation team (SIT) naming five persons. According to SIT officials, Ashok Patel had bought 67 bigha land at Vilasiya village from Zahir Fazal Siddiqui, a resident of Mumbai, in February 2011. Siddiqui presented himself as power of attorney holder for a third party and assured Patel that he would provide him with proper documents for the property.
“When Patel went for registration of the land, he got to know that the rights have not been transferred. At that time, he realized that he was cheated. He has filed a complaint against Siddiqui, Dashrath Patel, Y N Shaikh, both residents of Ahmedabad and local contacts of Siddiqui, and two witnesses to the land deal. We have sought the help of revenue department to know the original owner,” said a member of the SIT.
Times of India
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