Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Mumbai Court Denies Bail to Five in Noor Villa Forgery Case
A court in Mumbai refused to grant bail to five people accused of forging documents to claim rights to a building called Noor Villa.
The building collapsed last year.
The accused are said to have made fake tenancy agreements and rent receipts to get benefits from a redevelopment project.
The person who complained, Mohammad Sadik Haji Inayat, says the accused never lived in the building and made up documents showing very low rent.
The accused say the complaint is false and that they have a share in the building.
The court said the allegations are serious and denied bail.
A sessions court in Mumbai denied anticipatory bail to five individuals accused of forging tenancy documents in the Noor Villa case.
The accused are alleged to have submitted forged tenancy agreements and rent receipts to claim tenancy rights in the building, which collapsed on December 13, 2024.
The complainant, Mohammad Sadik Haji Inayat, claims a 70% ownership share in Noor Villa and alleges the accused fabricated documents to secure benefits from the redevelopment project.
The accused refuted the allegations, stating that the complainant is trying to gain an unfair advantage in an ongoing civil dispute and that they have a legitimate ownership share.
The court observed that the allegations involved serious fraud and that custodial interrogation was necessary, leading to the denial of bail.
- Who
- Five accused individuals and the complainant Mohammad Sadik Haji Inayat
- What
- Alleged forgery of tenancy documents in the Noor Villa case
- When
- Building collapsed on December 13, 2024; court decision on anticipatory bail
- Where
- Noor Villa, Dongari, Mumbai
- Why
- To claim tenancy rights and secure benefits from the redevelopment project
- Building Collapse
- December 13, 2024
- Accused Individuals
- Gulam Ali Mohammad Iqbal, Danish Ashraf Merchant, Shahrukh Haroon Shaikh, Mohammad Mustafa Sayyed Ali Lokhandwala, Heena Pashamiya Shaikh
- Complainant
- Mohammad Sadik Haji Inayat
- Alleged Forged Documents
- Tenancy agreements, rent receipts
- Court Decision
- Denied anticipatory bail
- Alleged Ownership Share
- 25% to 31.5%
- Nominal Rent
- Rs 100
- Power of Attorney
- Mohammad Iqbal