People Submitted Fake Documents, Walk Away With Rs. 11 Crore

During verification, this incident came to light!

Thane, Maharashtra: On Wednesday, 27 April 2022, Police registered an FIR or police case against unidentified persons for allegedly submitting fake documents to receive a collective compensation of ? 11.66 crore for land acquisition in Maharashtra's Thane district, the police said.

The acquisition of land for the proposed Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway is underway in Thane. In the process, revenue authorities acquired land belonging to eight people at Nandi thane village in Bhiwandi taluka of Thane.

The sub-divisional office at Bhiwandi paid compensation to those who submitted their documents.

Later, during verification, it came to light that some people allegedly submitted forged copies of Aadhaar and PAN cards and walked away with the compensation of over ? 11 crore, an official from Shanti Nagar police station said.

On Tuesday, The police registered a case against unidentified persons under relevant provisions, he said, adding that no arrest was made so far.

As per the Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860:

Whoever makes any false document or false electronic record or part of a document or electronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury, to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery.

Therefore, a person when he makes any false document or electronic record with the criminal intention to:

Cause injury or damage to the other person or public

Cause any person part with the property

Enter into any express or implied contract

Support any claim or title

Commit or may commit any fraud then that person will be liable for the offence of forgery under Section 463 of IPC.