The Bhandup Police have registered a case regarding an alleged property fraud worth Rs 80.84 lakhs, involving forged identity documents, impersonation, and a fraudulent Power of Attorney (PoA) for a flat in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
The fraud
According to investigators, the accused used counterfeit Aadhaar and PAN cards to impersonate the rightful owner of Flat No. 611, Building No. 13, in the New BKC Aman Co-operative Housing Society. Under this false identity, they allegedly executed and registered a fake PoA in February 2024.
The FIR was lodged by Mangesh Popat Choudhari, assistant sub-registrar attached to the Mumbai-30 registration office, after an internal inquiry revealed discrepancies in identity documents, photographs, and signatures submitted during the registration process.
“Prima facie, forged identity documents appear to have been used to execute and register the Power of Attorney. We are verifying all documents and investigating the role of accused named in the FIR,” said SI Balasaheb Pawar.
Forgery probe
Police said that although the property is located in BKC, the alleged forged paperwork and registration procedure took place at the Nahur-Bhandup sub-registrar office, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Bhandup police.
The FIR invokes IPC Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), 406 and 409 (criminal breach of trust), Sections 465, 467, and 468 related to forgery, and Section 471 for using forged documents. Section 82 of the Registration Act has also been applied.
Police said that impersonator posed as the owner, Vilas Kisan Karad, while executing the PoA. Documents state that fake identity records carrying mismatched photographs and signatures were allegedly submitted during the process.
Records checked
“The discrepancies in the signatures, photographs, and identity records became evident during document verification,” Investigating Officer PSI Mahendra Vithal Puri said.
According to the complainant, the alleged fraud surfaced after officials compared the submitted records with original government documents. “The documents and signatures submitted for registration did not match the original records, following which a detailed inquiry was initiated,” the complainant stated in the FIR.
Police said further investigation is underway, and no arrests have been officially confirmed till the time of press.
Accused named
Sardar Ali Shaikat Ali Sheikh
Asimunnisa Sardar Ali Sheikh
Mohammad Ali Sardar Ali Sheikh
Mohammad Hanif Sheikh
Along with another individual accused of impersonating Vilas Kisan Karad
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