Surat revenue official detained in cheating case, being brought from Pune on transit remand

A real estate developer by profession, Ramolia, in his complaint alleged that he had purchased two agricultural plots at Dumas and Gavier (refers to areas within the Surat Urban Development Authority region) near Surat International Airport from one Rasik Lallubhai, a resident of nearby Magdalla village in 2016. According to the FIR, Ramolia completed the payment during the time period between October 18, 2016 to July 15, 2017, following which he got the plots registered in his name., “Later, through a local land broker he came to know that his land at Gavier and Dumas is on sale in the market. He checked the documents and found that some Samruddhi Corporation had sold the plots to private persons and illegally entered their names on registration documents,” Ramolia further added in his complaint. The estimated value of the land is around Rs 2,000 crore, said sources.

After probing the matter, Ramolia found about involvement of Deputy Director K D Gamit, Land Record Inspector Anant Patel, the computer operator and proprietor of Ghost Samruddhi Corporation in the fraud, said police quoting the FIR. The accused were absconding since the complaint had been registered, said police.

CID, Surat unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police A M Captain told The Indian Express, “We got information about one of the accused, Anant Patel, that he is hiding at a place in Maharashtra’s Pune”. “Our team along with local police officers reached the spot and picked him up on Friday night. We have taken Anant Patel’s transit remand and our teams are on their way to Surat. We will question him and identify the other accused involved in it and their whereabouts,” said Captain.