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12 Booked Over 1976 Sale of Cemetery-Designated Government Land in Bhiwandi

Police opened an IPC 420 cheating case after a revenue probe found the plot in Gouripada was government-owned.

Overview

  • Shanti Nagar police registered the case on Friday based on a complaint from revenue mandal officer Shailesh Bhojne.
  • Investigators allege 12 people sold and purchased a plot reserved for a cemetery in Bhiwandi’s Gouripada using official registration channels.
  • The parcel is recorded under Survey No. 70 and was identified as government land by the revenue inquiry.
  • The alleged transactions date to April 1976, roughly 49 years before the case was filed.
  • Police say a detailed probe is underway to map the chain of deals and potential involvement of others, and no arrests have been made so far.