BJP leaders, collector’s office accused of helping Ahmedabad man steal son-in-law’s land

The police investigation into the case of a man allegedly defrauding his son-in-law of crores has revealed a connection between the accused and several prominent BJP leaders.  

As previously reported by Gujarat Samachar Digital, Paldi-resident Virendra Patel has accused his father-in-law Kantilal Patel of pressuring him into taking a 70% stake in a ₹3 cr land deal, and then stealing the land using forged documents. 

Virendra also named his wife, Gopi, and two others in the case of falsifying documents. He says Gopi and Kantilal used the forged documents to transfer his stake to them, while he was working in Australia at his father-in-law’s behest. 

Now, officials close to the investigation say that Kantilal, a trustee at Sardar Dham, may have sold the land to BJP leaders with whom he is well connected.

What we know so far

2018: A fraudulent retirement deed in Virendra’s name was created, indicating that he had exited the partnership in 2016–17.

2019: Kantibhai and other accused prepared a bogus power of attorney (POA) using fake signatures of Virendra. Using these forged documents, they transferred ownership of land worth crores to Kantilal and Gopi.

2023: Based on the unauthorised documents, the land was sold to top BJP leaders. Despite objections, the Mamlatdar (revenue officer) registered the land deal, allegedly under government pressure. Suspicions have now arisen of involvement from officials in the Collector’s office.

Court Action: Virendra sought justice in court, presenting evidence including a signature expert’s report. The court invoked Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, ordering a case to be registered against Kantibhai and the other accused. Following the court's order, Paldi police registered the crime.

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