The Adalaj Police have registered a comprehensive criminal case against two individuals accused of constructing a sprawling real estate forgery matrix. The investigative target focuses on an alleged conspiracy to illegally acquire ancestral agricultural holdings valued at approximately ₹40 crore in Amiyapur village. Zonal detectives launched the multi-layered probe after forensic verification loops exposed counterfeit identification papers, fabricated special powers of attorney, and un-registered sale deeds designed to extort the rightful owners.
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The Fabricated Power of Attorney and Counterfeit Sale Deeds
The blueprint of the property scam dates back to 2019, when the accused parties reportedly identified a highly valuable land mass covering 13 distinct survey numbers owned by a local farming family. Without the knowledge, presence, or legal authorization of the actual landowners—the Valand family—the perpetrators allegedly manufactured a fraudulent Special Power of Attorney (SPA) executed on a ₹100 stamp paper.
To give the fraudulent document an appearance of legal authenticity, the syndicate integrated falsified identification where the paperwork was backed by forged photographs and counterfeit copies of civilian identification cards. Furthermore, they systematically simulated forged signatures of the four brother co-owners across the execution panels. Armed with the fabricated SPA, primary accused Gaurang Girishbhai Patel exercised unauthorized authority and presented himself before secondary channels as the legally authorized representative of the family. Using this false persona, Patel executed three distinct lookalike sale deeds transferring approximately 57,838.50 square metres of the prime agricultural terrain in favor of his co-conspirator, Mayur Hasmukhbhai Hirpara.
Suspicious Settlement Offers and Revenue Discrepancies
The multi-million rupee land grab attempt unraveled when an intermediary approached a relative of the landowners, Mahendrabhai Parekh, attempting to initiate a forced financial settlement regarding the property’s title. During these aggressive negotiation meetings, the suspects shared copies of the purported sale agreements to establish leverage. The documentation asserted that a total consideration of ₹15.82 crore had already been cleared and paid to the farmers via multiple Axis Bank cheques.
However, the family quickly identified structural discrepancies within the paperwork. The provided documents completely lacked standard mandatory witness signatures, and the referenced corporate bank cheque tracking numbers displayed irregular formatting sequences.
Suspicious of a backend compromise, the landowners initiated a formal verification audit with regional land management desks. Official cross-checks conducted with the Sub-Registrar’s office and revenue authorities handling stamp duty compliance confirmed that the provided sale deeds had never been officially registered in the state database. Furthermore, a forensic examination of the security franking marks stamped on the paper revealed that the seals were entirely counterfeit, indicating an off-market fabrication loop.
Extortion Allegations and Forensic Examination Grids
The complainant, Maheshbhai Keshavlal Valand, asserted in the official police booking that the underlying objective of the syndicate extended beyond simple land theft. The criminal network allegedly intended to cloud the property’s title in public records, using the fake litigation threat to pressure the family into clearing an estimated ₹40 crore extortion payout to settle the fabricated dispute.
Zonal police cells have confirmed that the investigation has expanded into a multi-agency operation. Document specialists are executing comprehensive signature and handwriting analysis on the 2019 paperwork, while digital tracing teams map out the specific notary logs and bank transaction frameworks linked to the suspects. Law enforcement authorities emphasized that the dragnet is actively exploring the existence of a wider organized network of sub-registrars, stamp vendors, and legal intermediaries who may have actively provided logistical assistance to facilitate the land grab plot.
