Udaipur, October 12 (Udaipur Kiran): Savina Police have arrested two accused involved in a major land fraud case where agricultural land in Titardi area was illegally sold using a forged power of attorney and dummy account holders. The accused had allegedly created fake documents to transfer ownership and sell the land to multiple buyers, causing financial fraud and property disputes.

According to police reports, on September 2, 2025, complainant Anil Poonamia lodged a report stating that his land located in Ruprajat Vihar, revenue village Titardi, had been fraudulently sold. He alleged that Mahendra Kumar Lohar, in connivance with other land mafias, prepared a forged general power of attorney and executed a fake registry in his own name. The accused later sold the same plots to several buyers using fraudulent plot numbers and misappropriated large sums of money.

Based on the complaint, a case (FIR No. 349/2025) was registered under sections 318(4) and 329(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and investigation began.

Under the supervision of Udaipur SP Yogesh Goyal, Additional SP (City) Umesh Ojha, and Circle Officer (East) Chhagan Purohit, a special team led by Savina SHO Ajay Singh Rao acted on intelligence inputs and technical surveillance. The team detained two key accused —

1. Mahendra Kumar (46), son of late Mohanlal Lohar, resident of Nokha Road, near Moti Vatika, Panerio Ki Madri, Police Station Hiranmagri, Udaipur.

2. Anil Jain (50), son of Mangilal Jain, resident of Sector 4, Hiranmagri, Udaipur.

During interrogation, the accused confessed to having conspired in advance to usurp the complainant’s agricultural land by preparing a fake power of attorney in the name of dummy account holders. They then sold portions of the land to several buyers after creating fraudulent plot documents, thereby committing a serious act of deception and property fraud.

The investigation has revealed offences under multiple sections — 318(4), 329(3), 316(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), and 61(2) of the BNS, 2023. Both accused are currently in police custody, and detailed interrogation is underway to identify other co-conspirators and their involvement in similar land fraud cases.

Modus Operandi:

The accused allegedly posed dummy account holders in place of real landowners, executed fake notarized documents, and used them to sell the plots to unsuspecting buyers. They created fraudulent ownership papers and carried out multiple resale transactions, siphoning off significant amounts of money.

Savina Police are continuing the investigation to uncover the wider network of land mafias operating in the region and ensure strict legal action against all those involved.