A major land scam has come to light in Ahmedabad’s Makarba area, where well-known builder Bhumaliya Ramesh Patel allegedly took illegal possession of land by forging documents of a deceased woman.

The accused prepared bogus documents under the woman’s name and fraudulently transferred the land to his ownership. The police have registered a case, and investigations are ongoing.

Patel used fake documents of a woman who had passed away in 2006. He created fraudulent records and transferred the ownership of the land to his name.

Authorities discovered that in 1878, the land originally belonged to a family whose heir passed away, leaving no direct claimants. Taking advantage of this, Patel and his associates forged documents to claim the land.

After a police investigation, Patel was arrested along with three other accomplices. However, the main accused in the case remains absconding, and efforts are being made to locate him.