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Five held in Andhra for fake land registrations, duping senior citizens
Five held in Andhra for fake land registrations, duping senior citizens
Penamaluru police in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, arrested five people on Saturday for allegedly creating fake registration documents and selling vacant plots without the owners' knowledge. The gang targeted senior citizens, bedridden…
Penamaluru police in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, arrested five people on Saturday for allegedly creating fake registration documents and selling vacant plots without the owners' knowledge. The gang targeted senior citizens, bedridden patients and NRIs, according to Gannavaram Deputy Superintendent of Police Kosuri Dharmendra.
The accused created fake death certificates for the original landowner and his wife, then registered the property in a gang member's name. They also produced a woman posing as the couple's daughter while the real daughter lived abroad. Police seized duplicate documents for a parcel of land at Kanuru village.
The arrested were identified as M. Adireddy, M. Venkata Ramana Phani Kumar, U. Sambasiva Udaya Bhaskar, R. Shiva Anjaneyulu and K. Amaleswara Rao, natives of NTR and Krishna districts. Police said more arrests are likely. Superintendent of Police V. Vidyasagar Naidu advised the public to monitor their properties regularly.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Land registration fraud in Andhra Pradesh often exploits gaps in the stamp duty and registration system, where documents are checked manually and title verification is not mandatory. The state government introduced the Dharani portal in 2020 to digitise land records and curb such crimes, but forged death certificates and impersonation remain hard to detect. Victims in this case, including NRIs, face lengthy civil suits to reclaim title even after criminal arrests. The next step will be the court's decision on police custody for the accused to identify accomplices.
Source: thehindu.com
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