Nagpur: A 55-year-old man has alleged that he was cheated of ₹13 lakh after purchasing a plot in Besa using forged property documents that were later found to be fake. Based on his complaint, Beltarodi Police have registered a case against two accused for cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery, and using forged documents.
The case has been registered under Sections 120(B), 420, 406, 467, 471, and 472 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
According to police, the complainant, Gulabrao Barapatre (55), a resident of Adarsh Nagar Colony, Tandapeth, wanted to purchase a residential plot in the Beltarodi area.
During the deal, accused Amol Madhukar Mokashi, a resident of Rachana Society, Manish Nagar, allegedly acted as the broker and facilitated the sale of Plot No. 137, measuring 1,200 square feet in Khasra No. 66/01, Mouza Besa, which was claimed to be owned by the second accused, Mamta Vinayakrao Raydas, a resident of Chandramani Nagar, Ajni.
Police said the plot deal was finalised on October 15, 2015, for ₹13 lakh. The complainant paid the entire amount to the accused over time, following which the property was registered in his name on March 1, 2016, at the office of the Sub-Registrar Class-II, Nagpur.
Believing the transaction to be genuine, Barapatre regularly paid property taxes for the plot to the Besa-Pipla Nagar Panchayat from 2016 to 2025.
The alleged fraud came to light when the complainant visited the plot recently and noticed a board displaying the name of another individual, Nikhit Tidke. On contacting him, Tidke reportedly informed Barapatre that he had purchased the same plot from Akhil Vishwabharati Cooperative Society Ltd.
Following this, the society’s president, Abid Bhai, obtained certified copies of the land records from the registration office and verified the documents. During the verification, the documents provided by the accused at the time of the sale were allegedly found to be forged.
Police said the accused allegedly conspired to prepare fake property documents, presented them as genuine, executed a registered sale deed, and fraudulently collected ₹13 lakh from the complainant.
A case has been registered at Beltarodi Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
