“A case has been registered against 12 persons for allegedly selling and purchasing government land earmarked for a cemetery in Maharashtra‘s Thane district 49 years ago,” police said on Saturday (November 15, 2025).
“The police on Friday (November 14, 2025) registered a case under Section 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on a complaint lodged by a revenue official following an investigation into the fraud that took place in April 1976,” an official said.
A senior officer from the Shanti Nagar police station said, “The accused allegedly connived to sell and purchase a piece of government land in the Gouripada area of Bhiwandi, despite knowing that it was earmarked for a cemetery. They also carried out registrations in government offices, thereby cheating the government.” A detailed probe is underway, and no arrests have been made so far, he added.
Published – November 15, 2025 11:42 am IST
