Registration scam: Karnataka Govt examining whether fraudulent transactions are fit for cancellation

Earlier this month, Mullai Muhilan M P, Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps, suspended the sub-registrars for fraudulent registrations done over a one-year period between December 6, 2024, and December 5, 2025. They were accused of failing to import mandatory e-khata (digital property record) details from the e-swathu software for the registration of properties, leading to the illegal registration of sale deeds. The Infosys-Puravankara deal came under scrutiny for not using an e-khata for the transaction.

The Kaveri 2.0 portal, it can be recalled, was designed to prevent manual tampering and requires an e-khata to proceed with registration. However, a specific workflow intended for court-ordered registrations was allegedly exploited in these fraudulent property registrations.

Following the incident, Mullai Muhilan ordered an investigation into such registrations. “We are checking such registrations across the state. We are conducting an audit on that,” he then said.