Land Fraud Case: A shocking case has come to light showing how high the courage of land mafias and fraudsters is amid rising land prices. To grab 3.43 hectares (about 13.5 bighas) of valuable land from a woman, the vicious thugs not only prepared fake documents and fake Aadhaar cards, but also got the land registered in the Sub-Registrar Office by replacing the real land owner with another woman. The fraud of this land worth crores of rupees came to light when the family members of the real owner checked the revenue records (Khatauni) and found the names of other people registered on the land. After the complaint of the victim and preliminary investigation, the police and administration have registered a case against this organized gang under serious sections and started investigation. How was the conspiracy hatched to grab land worth crores? Fake woman was made the real account holder. According to the information received, 3.43 hectares of ancestral agricultural land registered in the name of the victim woman was being monitored by the land mafia for a long time. The fraudsters hatched a well-planned conspiracy to sell this land illegally. First of all, the gang members prepared a fake Aadhaar card and PAN card using the name and address of the real female account holder, on which the photo of another woman was placed instead of the real owner. After this, the land deal was finalized with the buyers and on the fixed date, the fake woman was made the real owner and taken to the registry office. With the connivance of witnesses and document writers, the deed of the entire 3.43 hectare land was executed by getting the thumb impression and signature of the same woman in front of the sub-registrar. The family was shocked after the change of name in Khatauni, there was panic from tehsil to the police station. The real land owner and her family came to know about this entire fraud after a long time. When the family members came to get the latest copy (Khatauni) of the land from the tehsil for some government work, after seeing the records, the ground slipped under their feet. In Khatauni, the name of the real owner had been rejected and the name of some other person had been registered as the buyer. When the victim's family got the certified copy of that deed from the sub-registrar office, after seeing the photo and Aadhaar card details in it, it became clear that fraud had been done by impersonating another woman at the time of registration. After this, the aggrieved party immediately submitted a complaint letter with complete evidence to the district administration, revenue officials and Superintendent of Police. Police registered FIR, intensified search for witnesses and buyers involved in the fraud. After prima facie confirmation of forgery and impersonation in the documents in the administrative investigation, a case has been registered in the local police station under sections of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy against the buyer, the woman who became the fake mistress, both the witnesses and the main accused who hatched the conspiracy. Police officials say that CCTV footage of the registry office, biometric records and the center making fake Aadhaar cards are being investigated. Besides, the legal process to declare this fake deed of marriage void has also been started in the Revenue Court, so that the real owner can get her ownership rights back. Take these precautions before buying and selling land, otherwise your hard-earned money may get stuck. According to experts and revenue officials, it is very important for both land owners and buyers to be alert to avoid such frauds: Online Khatauni and Aadhaar linking: The real owners of the land should keep checking the status of their Khatauni on the state's Bhulekh portal from time to time and link their revenue records with mobile number and Aadhaar, so that mutation does not happen. SMS alerts can be received as soon as the application is made. Physical verification before buying: Before buying land, do not rely only on papers or Aadhaar card, but do personally verify the identity of the genuine seller by meeting the village head, accountant and nearby neighbors. Biometric e-KYC verification: Ensure live biometric verification of the seller's Aadhaar card from the online UIDAI server at the time of registration, so that fake cards created by altering the photo can be detected immediately.
