Hyderabad: Two more held for attempt to encroach on govt land with fake GOs

Hyderabad, May 31 (PTI) Two more persons were arrested in connection with a case registered against them for allegedly attempting to encroach on valuable government land in Gandipet here by creating fake government orders, police said on Sunday.

Three persons were recently arrested in the case registered at Narsingi Police Station. Subsequently, V Radhakrishna (53) and his driver (34) were arrested, a release from Cyberabad Police Commissionerate said.

Radhakrishna allegedly cheated many people by promising government jobs and as a result, several criminal cases relating to cheating, forgery and breach of trust were registered against him, police said.

With the intention of earning more money, he shifted towards large-scale land-related frauds.

In this process, it is revealed that he developed contacts with persons claiming rights over government land in Gandipet and planned to illegally earn huge amounts through that land, police said.

During the investigation, it was revealed that even though the accused knew that the land was government land and there were no lawful ownership rights over it, he falsely assured an Andhra Pradesh-based political leader (former YSRCP MLA) and his brother, who intended to purchase the land, that regularisation, succession and other government approvals could be obtained.

In this process, Radhakrishna, along with another accused, assured that they would prepare documents granting legal rights over the land and collected huge sums of money, police said.

Later, even though it became known that obtaining actual government permissions was not possible, Radhakrishna, with the assistance of one advocate, fabricated fake GOs, created false Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) proceedings, fake NOCs, official letters and other government documents, police said.

“It was identified that in these documents, names and signatures of senior government officials were forged and they were designed to appear as genuine government orders,” police said.

Investigation further revealed that as part of this conspiracy, financial transactions of approximately Rs 12 crore took place between the politician and persons related to the land transaction.

After the case was registered, the accused tried to evade arrest by police, and his driver assisted him by hiding documents, helping in communication, and informing him about police movements, thereby supporting him.

Narsingi Police, with technical evidence and reliable information, arrested Radhakrishna and his driver and collected crucial evidence related to this conspiracy, police added.

Police further said this case has brought to light a systematic conspiracy using fake Government Orders (GOs), false official records and fraudulent methods to illegally acquire government lands.

Investigation is continuing to arrest the remaining absconding accused, to unearth complete financial transactions, and to take legal action against everyone involved in the conspiracy, police added. PTI VVK VVK KH