₹35 lakh fraud through fake land deal in Gwalior:Plot sold by claiming ownership of someone else’s land, 2 brothers duped

A case of alleged fraud worth ₹35 lakh has come to light, where two brothers were cheated on the pretext of purchasing land. The accused allegedly claimed ownership of a plot belonging to someone else, struck a deal worth ₹1 crore, took ₹35 lakh as token money and executed a fake agreement. The scam was exposed when the actual landowners surfaced during preparations for the registration process. Based on the complaint, Thatipur police have registered a fraud case and launched an investigation. The incident involves brothers Piyush Shivhare and Yogesh Shivhare, residents of Shivhare Colony on Singhpur Road, Baradari. The duo was looking to purchase land when they came into contact with Jitendra Baghel and Dharmveer Baghel. The accused showed them a one-bigha plot in the Adupura area. Land deal finalised for ₹1 Crore After liking the plot, Piyush and Yogesh expressed interest in purchasing the surrounding land as well. Jitendra and Dharmveer Baghel told them they would speak to the owners of the adjoining plots. A few days later, two men identified as Satyendra Tiwari and Gangaram Gurjar, residents of Malanpur in Bhind district, met the brothers and claimed ownership of the remaining land, offering to sell it. Following negotiations, the entire land deal was finalised for ₹1 crore. The complainants alleged that during the agreement process, they transferred a total of ₹35 lakh via PhonePe into the accounts of Satyendra Tiwari, Gangaram Gurjar, Dharmveer Baghel and Jitendra Baghel. The process for executing the land registration then began. Fake agreement prepared The fraud came to light when the actual owners of the land learnt about the transaction and approached the buyers. They clarified that they had neither agreed to sell their land nor signed any agreement. Shocked by the revelation, the brothers had the agreement documents verified at a notary office. During the verification, the photographs attached to the agreement and the identities of the persons involved did not match. This confirmed that forged documents had allegedly been used to execute the transaction and defraud them of ₹35 lakh.