Three nabbed in Ahmedabad by Economic Offences Wing for forgery
Updated: Sep 4th, 2024
Three men were arrested in Ahmedabad on September 3 for allegedly defrauding a landowner by creating fake documents, opening a dummy bank account, and registering the landowner’s property under a false name.
The accused, Mehul Parekh, Kishor Panchal, and Parth Shah, were apprehended by the Economic Offenses Wing of the Crime Branch after a complaint was filed by the victim, Dhruvesh Mehta, who owns a land in the Makarba area of Ahmedabad.
Parth Shah, who was acquainted with the landowner, forged documents in Mehta’s name. Shah introduced an unknown person to the government office as Mehta and used his false identity to create various forged documents, including Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, and voter IDs under Mehta’s name between June and August.
Using these forged documents, Shah and Panchal opened a dummy bank account and transferred funds from the landowner’s accounts.They then registered the landowner's property under the fraudulent name of Mehta, in the property records at the Vejalpur Mamlatdar Office.
The Economic Offenses Wing launched an investigation after receiving the complaint. Following a thorough probe, they identified the perpetrators and arrested them.
The accused were remanded to judicial custody for seven days. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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