Broker's murder: Two groups involved in forgery of land papers

SURAT: Investigation into forgery of documents case for the controversial land plots in Gaviyar revealed that two different groups are involved in making fake papers and impersonating the actual owners.
Documents of land at Gaviyar survey number 162 and 292 were forged by different groups from those involved in the similar fraud in Magdalla land survey number 89.However, the key conspirators are same in both cases, police said. The entire forgery was planned by Dr Ashok Panchani and Vinu Kathrotiya, who are also accused in forgery of documents in land at Magdalla survey number 89.
During the investigation crime branch sleuths found that on directions of Panchani and Kathrotiya, group of Anil Dayal, Ojas Mehta, Viraj Natali and Sanjeev Dalal executed the forgeries in two lands with survey number 162 and 292 of Gaviyar. The group took help of staff at stamp and registration department including sub- registrar, CT Patel, and computer operators, Ankur Desai and Chetan Patel.
The group produced Shiv Shankar Gorane to impersonate Pravin Kapasiyawala, the land owner and Harish Gilitwala, as Kapasiyawala's son Amit. The fake Kapasiyawalas were produced as actual owner in the stamp and registration department to register a sale dead. The lands were sold to Rutesh Bhatt and Sanjay Kathrotiya. Police are yet to arrest sub-registrar C T Patel along with Bhatt and Sanjay Kathrotiya, who bought land on fake papers.
"The fake father-son duo Gorane and Gilitwala are from Surat. They posed as Kapasiyawala in forgery of land survey number 162 and 292 of Gaviyar. While the fake Pravin Kapasiyawala in survey number 89 of Magdalla was brought to the city from Ahmedabad. In Gaviyar and Magdalla cases, the group which has carried out forgery is so far different but the investigation is on and more details will be known soon," said N P Gohil, police inspector, crime branch.
Police informed that the forgery was carried out boldly as the fake Kapasiyawalas have remained present with fake identity proofs and also got their photographs clicked on computer camera. The accused did not hesitate or got caught even when such advanced technology was used to prevent frauds, said police.
The smooth registration of fake documents revealed the involvement of employees of property stamp and registration office.