Nagpur: A 58-year-old man was allegedly cheated of ₹66 lakh in a fake land deal after three men reportedly used forged identity documents to pose as the owner of a 3.49-hectare agricultural plot in Katol taluka and entered into a fraudulent sale agreement.
According to the complaint filed by Shivraj Natthuji Thakre (58), a resident of Nagpur district, he was looking to purchase agricultural land when he came into contact with the accused.
The accused allegedly showed Thakre agricultural land at Bharatwada in Katol taluka, identified as Khasra No. 113, measuring 3.49 hectares, and claimed that it belonged to Anant Hariharrao Kukde.
The accused allegedly fixed the deal at ₹1.31 crore. Police said the first accused, identified as Ganesh Dhande, allegedly prepared a fake Aadhaar card and PAN card in Kukde’s name and used the forged documents to open a bank account.
The accused allegedly conspired to execute an agreement to sell the land belonging to Kukde and collected money from Thakre on multiple occasions through cash and cheques. In all, Thakre allegedly paid ₹66 lakh before discovering the fraud.
Based on his complaint, Nandanvan police registered a case under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 340(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), against Ganesh Dhande, Hirasing Bhagwansingh and Nana Nikose.
Police are investigating the alleged use of forged identity documents and the fraudulent land transaction.
