A land trader in Ahmedabad has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 4.70 crore through a fabricated property transaction in Oganj, where people posing as the original landowners allegedly used forged identity documents, bank accounts and sale papers. A complaint has been registered against 10 people at the Sola High Court police station.
According to the complaint reported by Gujarat Samachar, the trader, Rashminbhai Mafatlal Patel, lives in the Bhadaj area and is engaged in land transactions. Around 10 months ago, Dharamshibhai Prabhatbhai Rabari and Dipak Paramhans Tripathi allegedly approached him with an offer to sell land located within the limits of Oganj village.
The complainant reportedly agreed to proceed because he already knew the two men. The accused then allegedly introduced him to people presented as the original owners of land bearing Survey Nos. 955/4/1, 955/1 and 926. The complaint states that these people were not the actual owners but had been arranged to impersonate them.
The alleged fraud involved the creation of fake Aadhaar and PAN cards in the names of the original landowners — Baldevbhai Patel, Kantaben, Minalben and Hitendrakumar. The accused also allegedly used the fabricated identity documents to open bank accounts at Bandhan Bank. These accounts were then used in connection with the proposed land transaction, according to the complaint.
A notarised agreement to sell was allegedly executed on 19 January 2026. Registered sale documents were subsequently prepared on 30 April and 6 May 2026. The complainant has alleged that he paid a total of Rs 4.70 crore through bank transfers and cash in connection with the transactions. The complaint further states that some of the accused signed the sale documents as witnesses using false identities or signatures.
The alleged impersonation came to light when the trader applied to have the purchased land entered in his name in the government revenue records. As part of the process, notices were sent to the original landowners. After receiving the notices, the actual owners reportedly contacted the complainant and showed him their government revenue records. They told him that they had not sold the land and that fake identity documents had been created in their names.
The discovery led the complainant to approach the sub-registrar’s office and seek cancellation of the earlier sale documents and agreement to sell. The police complaint names Rabari and Tripathi as alleged key actors, along with the people accused of impersonating the landowners and those who allegedly signed as false witnesses. Police have registered a case concerning alleged cheating through fabricated identities, bank accounts and property documents. The allegations have not been established in court, and the investigation is pending.
