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News18•20-10-2026, 13:45
Four Booked in Hingoli for Selling Agricultural Land with Fake Documents
  • •A case has been registered against four individuals in Maharashtra's Hingoli district for selling agricultural land using fake documents.
  • •The fraud was uncovered by the divisional vigilance squad following a complaint regarding the unauthorized sale.
  • •The land was sold to Ramlakhan Sable from Pedgaon village without obtaining the mandatory legal permissions.
  • •Gajanan Sontakke and Shivshankar Padmane reportedly signed as witnesses on the fraudulent sale deed.
  • •Police have registered the case and further investigation into the matter is currently underway.

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A case was registered after the divisional vigilance squad investigated a complaint and discovered that agricultural land was sold using fake documents without the mandatory permissions.

Gajanan Sontakke of Lohara village and Shivshankar Padmane of Sirsam Budruk signed as witnesses in the sale deed executed using fake documents.

The piece of agricultural land was sold to Ramlakhan Sable, who is a resident of Pedgaon village.