Malkajgiri Police Bust Two Land-Document Fraud Networks
Malkajgiri police busted two separate alleged land-document fraud networks in the commissionerate, arresting four persons and recovering forged property documents, fake stamps and seals, along with other material used to facilitate fraudulent land transactions.
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri police busted two separate alleged land‑document fraud networks in the commissionerate, arresting four persons and recovering forged property documents, fake stamps and seals, along with other material used to facilitate fraudulent land transactions.
In the first case, SOT LB Nagar and LB Nagar police arrested document writer Devaguptapu Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, 38, and his assistant Pole Raju, 42, in connection with a forgery and impersonation racket.
Malkajgiri Commissioner B. Sumathi said Satyanarayana, who earlier operated a MeeSeva centre, and his associates had been preparing forged GPAs, SPAs, mortgage release deeds, sale deeds, gift deeds, authorisation letters and other property documents for around eight years.
A search of premises near LB Nagar Metro Station led to the seizure of forged property documents, 25 non‑judicial stamp papers and 41 rubber stamps and seals, including those of Sub‑Registrar offices, GHMC and HMDA.
Police said the accused allegedly forged signatures of officials and government personnel to facilitate mortgage releases involving several properties.
In another case registered with Malkajgiri SOT and Malkajgiri police station, real‑estate brokers Mohammad Khaja Pasha, 40, and Mohammed Zulfikhar Ali alias Chandu, 38, were apprehended, while another accused, Vinod Kumar, is absconding.
Police seized nine knives, fake land documents, empty bond papers, fake revenue stamps, 22 rubber stamps and seals, a computer and a printer.
Sumathi said the second network targeted disputed, abandoned and vulnerable properties bought between 1980 and 1990.
The accused collected details of original owners and legal heirs, especially families who had settled abroad or elsewhere, and prepared forged title and identity documents.
They impersonated genuine owners or heirs and attempted fraudulent sales, registrations or mortgages.
Police are continuing investigations in both cases to identify other associates, verify the forged documents and ascertain whether they were used in fraudulent property transactions.
Citizens have been advised to independently verify ownership, title, registration and litigation records before purchasing land.