Archive · 25 Jul 2026
Pune Fraud: Grocery Trader Duped of ₹46 Lakh in Fake Land Deal
A grocery trader in Pune was tricked into buying land that wasn't for sale.
A group of people pretended to be the landowner and sold him a piece of land using fake papers.
They took his money and ran away.
The trader only found out it was a scam when he went to see the land and found other people claiming to own it.
The police are now investigating the case.
A grocery trader in Pune was duped of ₹46 lakh in a fake land deal.
The accused used a woman posing as the original landowner to execute a fraudulent sale deed.
The victim initially paid ₹35 lakh for the land and later another ₹15 lakh for stamp duty and legal expenses.
The fraud was discovered when the victim found the land in the possession of other individuals.
The police have registered a case of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and other relevant offences.
- Who
- Javed Mohammad Rafiq Bagwan (victim), Imtiyaz Ghulam Hussain Khan, Yogiraj Dhamdhere, Nitin Pandharinath Dhamdhere, and an unidentified woman (accused)
- What
- A fraudulent land sale deed executed using a fake identity, resulting in the victim being duped of ₹46 lakh
- When
- The fraud was executed in 2020, and the victim discovered it on January 25, 2024
- Where
- Pune, India
- Why
- The accused conspired to execute a fraudulent land sale deed using a woman posing as the original landowner and opened a fake bank account in her name
Victim's Perspective
Accused's Perspective
Legitimacy of the Land Deal
Victim's Perspective
The victim, Javed Mohammad Rafiq Bagwan, believed the land deal was legitimate and invested ₹46 lakh based on forged documents and fake identities.
Accused's Perspective
The accused, including Imtiyaz Ghulam Hussain Khan, allegedly conspired to execute a fraudulent land sale deed using a woman posing as the original landowner.
- Victim
- Javed Mohammad Rafiq Bagwan
- Accused
- Imtiyaz Ghulam Hussain Khan, Yogiraj Dhamdhere, Nitin Pandharinath Dhamdhere, and an unidentified woman
- Amount Duped
- ₹46 lakh
- Location of Fraud
- Pune, India
- Date of Sale Deed
- February 11, 2020
- Date of Discovery
- January 25, 2024
- Original Landowner
- Catherine Anthony Clarette
- Fake Bank Account
- Opened in Catherine's name, money transferred to Zainab Khan's account