Archive · 1 Feb 2026
Land-Grabbing Racket Busted in South Delhi
Some bad people tried to steal a house in Delhi by making fake papers and going to court to say it was theirs.
The real owner found out when they saw an ad in the newspaper saying someone else owned the house.
The police caught the bad people, who included a lawyer.
They found out the bad people were making fake documents and even using fake witnesses in court to try to steal the house.
The real owner had lived in the house for a long time and had real papers to prove it.
The Delhi Police busted a land-grabbing racket in Greater Kailash I, South Delhi.
Three men, including a lawyer, were arrested for attempting to take over a residential property using forged documents and civil litigation.
The case came to light after a resident reported a fraudulent public notice claiming ownership of his ancestral property.
Preliminary verification confirmed the complainant's lawful possession of the property for several decades.
The accused prepared forged documents, including fabricated wills and sale deeds, to stake false claims and facilitate the sale to unsuspecting buyers.
- Who
- Three men, including a lawyer, were arrested for attempting to take over a residential property in Greater Kailash I.
- What
- A land-grabbing racket was busted for using forged documents and civil litigation to claim ownership of properties.
- When
- The case came to light in September, and the accused were arrested on January 22.
- Where
- The incident occurred in Greater Kailash I, South Delhi.
- Why
- The accused targeted properties owned by the elderly, fabricating ownership papers and initiating civil litigation to create false claims of title.
- Location
- Greater Kailash I, South Delhi
- Accused
- Ashish Chaudhary, Vineet Kumar Saigal, Dilip Kumar Pandey
- Complainant
- Greater Kailash resident
- Date of Arrest
- January 22
- Method
- Forged documents, civil litigation
- Property Type
- Residential
- Investigating Agency
- Delhi Police Crime Branch
