ADILABAD: Allegations of double registration of single plots by a few real estate operators at the district registration office have surfaced again in Adilabad district, with several victims approaching police after discovering that the same land had been sold to multiple buyers.
According to police, victims who purchased plots later realised that the properties had already been registered in the names of others, leaving them unable to claim ownership for years.
Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan has reportedly taken the issue seriously, following which victims have begun lodging complaints at various police stations. Cases are being registered after preliminary inquiry.
Officials said the alleged involvement of government employees in some of the disputed registrations has added another dimension to the issue. Though cases have been filed in certain instances, questions remain over why strict departmental action has not been initiated against employees allegedly linked to such transactions.
Recently, double registration disputes came to light in Survey No. 175 of Mavala mandal. Similar allegations have also emerged in Survey No. 68, where multiple plots are said to have been registered more than once. Some registrations in Survey No. 68 had earlier been cancelled by the then district collector as the land fell within a buffer zone.
In one such case, a woman identified as Jyothi allegedly sold plots by showing buyers locations different from the actual registered land. Victims later approached police after discovering the fraud, and a case was registered against her last year. She was subsequently remanded.
Questions are also being raised over how registration officials processed documents despite earlier cancellation orders.
In another case reported in October last year, seven plots in Survey No. 29/C were allegedly double registered, with claims that government employees were involved. There are also allegations that large bribes were paid to facilitate such registrations.
Police had also arrested several realtors last year for allegedly encroaching on land attached by the Enforcement Directorate and creating fake registration documents.