Fake death certificate used to grab land worth crores

Devanahalli

In a shocking case of land fraud, a group of individuals allegedly created a fake death certificate of a man who is still alive to illegally transfer and occupy a piece of farmland worth crores in Cheemasandra village, located in Bengaluru East Taluk. The land in question belongs to Muniyappa, a local farmer who has now filed a formal complaint.

According to the FIR filed at Avalahalli Police Station, Muniyappa had purchased 2 acres and 38 guntas of land in Survey No. 93 from H.G. Ranjith Kumar back in 1977, and has been cultivating the land ever since. Despite this, a group led by Nagesh and M.C. Narendra, among others, allegedly forged documents to transfer ownership and even created a fake death certificate claiming Muniyappa had died 50 years ago.

On June 5, a group of people reportedly trespassed on the land to carry out illegal surveying activities. When Muniyappa and his son Narayanaswamy confronted them, they were allegedly assaulted and verbally abused. Shocked by the claim that the land no longer belonged to him, Muniyappa checked official records and discovered that the property had been fraudulently transferred.

Muniyappa produced multiple pieces of evidence, including loan documents, electricity connection records for a borewell from 1990, and even his election certificate from the 2010 Panchayat elections — all listing the land as his property. He also mentioned that his wife's funeral rites were conducted on the same land.

The FIR accuses the suspects of creating forged documents and attempting to seize the property using fraudulent means. Muniyappa has appealed for strict action against the 21 individuals named in the case.

Authorities are now investigating the alleged forgery and land grab.