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Odisha sons arrested for declaring mother dead to grab property
Two brothers were arrested in Odisha's Bhadrak district for allegedly getting their 60-year-old mother Aisha Bibi declared dead in official records and transferring her house and land to their names. Aisha, who…
The Story in Brief
Two brothers were arrested in Odisha's Bhadrak district for allegedly getting their 60-year-old mother Aisha Bibi declared dead in official records and transferring her house and land to their names. Aisha, who has six daughters, said her sons filed an affidavit in 2023 claiming she died 40 years ago and had no daughters while she was away on pilgrimage. The Dhamnagar revenue inspector then submitted a report declaring her dead, leading to the property transfer.
Aisha complained to police on July 10 but said no action was taken for 18 days. She started a hunger strike outside the Bhadrak SP's office on Friday, after which police assured action. Additional SP Arup Avishek Behera said a case was registered on July 27. The arrested brothers are Sk Taufiq and SK Mujaidin. Aisha also alleged her husband was part of the conspiracy.
The Indian Opinion
The Bhadrak case exposes two failures: revenue officials who accepted an affidavit without verifying the person was alive, and a police station that sat on a complaint for 18 days until a hunger strike forced action. The narrative that India's land records system works well enough ignores thousands of such manipulation attempts every year. The real test is whether the government will fix the mutation process or let the next Aisha Bibi also have to fast for justice.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
