Archive · 19 May 2025
Land Fraud: Officials and Builders Arrested in Separate Property Cases
Some people in India are in trouble with the law for trying to steal land.
In one case, a government worker and some others made fake property papers to take over land near the Surat airport.
In another case, people sold land that belonged to an old temple in Ahmedabad, even though a judge said they weren't allowed to.
The police have arrested some of the people involved and are looking for others.
These people are accused of lying and cheating to get land they weren't supposed to have.
Surat city survey superintendent Anant Patel arrested in Pune for a land grab involving bogus property cards.
Patel is accused of colluding to usurp land near Surat airport by creating fake documents.
In Ahmedabad, seven were booked, and one arrested for forging documents and illegally selling temple land.
The Ahmedabad case involves the illegal sale of land belonging to the Trikamji Mandir, despite a court order.
Both cases involve charges of cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy.
- Who
- City survey superintendent Anant Patel, and builder Bilal Sheikh, among others, were arrested.
- What
- Arrests made in separate land fraud cases involving property cards and temple land.
- When
- Recent; one arrest made Saturday in each case.
- Where
- Surat and Ahmedabad, India.
- Why
- To address illegal land grabs and fraudulent property dealings.
- Key Accused (Surat)
- Anant Patel
- Key Accused (Ahmedabad)
- Bilal Sheikh
- Bogus Property Cards (Surat)
- 486
- Temple Involved (Ahmedabad)
- Trikamji Mandir
- Charges
- Forgery, Cheating
- Location
- Surat and Ahmedabad
- Land Sale Price (Ahmedabad)
- Rs 2.36 crore
