Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested adeveloper who tried to usurp a dead man’s plot, estimated to be worth Rs 1.52 crore, by showing the owner, Ramchandra Patil, had sold it to him.
The arrested developer, Atul Patel, and his father, Nathlal Delvadia, also an accused, knew Patil and in 1988 had offered to buy the plot, measuring 2,178 sq yards in Eksar village, Borivli. The accused duo had made a part payment.
However, three years later, Patil died and the accused did not pay the balance amount. “After Patil’s death, his son, daughter and daughter in-law were the plot’s rightful owners. Patel and Delvadia, who owned Atul builders and Associates, never paid the arrears to the Patil family,” a police officer said.
In 2008, Patel allegedly produced a man at the deputy tehsildar’s office identifying him as Ramchandra Patil and completed the procedures for the sale of the land. “On November 21, 2008, Patel submitted an application to the office of the sub-divisional officer in Bandra. Fake documents were also prepared and submitted to the sub-divisional office. Letters were sent to other offices related to the sale and purchase and the statement of the seller and purchaser was signed by the then deputy tehsildar as ‘Before Me’. On December 23, permission to sell the property was approved,” said the officer.
The police are also verifying the information that an agent had facilitated the entire process by charging Rs 5.5 lakh from Patel. The property is valued at Rs 1.52 crore.
A case of cheating, forgery and impersonation has been registered. “Patel had fraudulently obtained the sale permission, prepared the conveyance deed and got the same registered.
The property is in his name now. It’s a serious offence and we have taken him in custody till January 17 for interrogation,” said a police source.
Courtesy:
Mateen Hafeez TNN
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The arrested developer, Atul Patel, and his father, Nathlal Delvadia, also an accused, knew Patil and in 1988 had offered to buy the plot, measuring 2,178 sq yards in Eksar village, Borivli. The accused duo had made a part payment.
However, three years later, Patil died and the accused did not pay the balance amount. “After Patil’s death, his son, daughter and daughter in-law were the plot’s rightful owners. Patel and Delvadia, who owned Atul builders and Associates, never paid the arrears to the Patil family,” a police officer said.
In 2008, Patel allegedly produced a man at the deputy tehsildar’s office identifying him as Ramchandra Patil and completed the procedures for the sale of the land. “On November 21, 2008, Patel submitted an application to the office of the sub-divisional officer in Bandra. Fake documents were also prepared and submitted to the sub-divisional office. Letters were sent to other offices related to the sale and purchase and the statement of the seller and purchaser was signed by the then deputy tehsildar as ‘Before Me’. On December 23, permission to sell the property was approved,” said the officer.
The police are also verifying the information that an agent had facilitated the entire process by charging Rs 5.5 lakh from Patel. The property is valued at Rs 1.52 crore.
A case of cheating, forgery and impersonation has been registered. “Patel had fraudulently obtained the sale permission, prepared the conveyance deed and got the same registered.
The property is in his name now. It’s a serious offence and we have taken him in custody till January 17 for interrogation,” said a police source.
Courtesy:
Mateen Hafeez TNN
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