Aligarh police seize Rs 33 crore property in crackdown on land mafia
“This is the biggest action taken by the police in the country so far,” said Amrit Jain, Superintendent of Police (Rural), Aligarh
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Nearly 15,200 square meters of land near the Yamuna Expressway, with an estimated market value of Rs 33.03 crore, was recovered from the accused.The police in Aligarh said on Saturday that they had freed property worth more than Rs 33 crore from the possession of an alleged land mafia group operating in the Tappal area, calling it one of the most significant seizures of its kind in the country under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
According to officials, the action was carried out under Section 107 of the BNSS, a recently introduced provision that allows the police to submit reports to courts against properties captured by criminal means. Nearly 15,200 square meters of land near the Yamuna Expressway, with an estimated market value of Rs 33.03 crore, was recovered from the accused.
“This is the biggest action taken by the police in the country so far,” said Amrit Jain, Superintendent of Police (Rural), Aligarh. “Soon, we will get the land auctioned and distribute the amount amongst those affected.”
Police identified the two main accused as Mohammad Sharib Tasneem and Saad Rahman, who allegedly floated a shell company, EMS Construction LLP, and siphoned off funds by duping investors. In an official statement, police said that “Sharib cheated his partner Mohd. Jabir along with co-accused Saad Rehman and Mohd. Aamir, formed a new company EMES Construction LLP and transferred over Rs 1 crore from the earlier company called 21 Century to the account of EMES Construction LLP Company and also transferred money to the accounts of other individuals.”
Officials said the group carried out illegal plotting in Nagla Mewa village on Yamuna Expressway land without the approval of the Yamuna Development Authority, selling plots to unsuspecting buyers and making “huge profits.”
The accused were booked under multiple cases of cheating, forgery and criminal trespass, as well as provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Public Property Damage Act, police said. Both Sharib and Saad, according to the authorities, had a history of similar activities since 2020.
“They would dupe small innocent farmers and by luring the small investors to invest huge amounts of money in return for bigger profits and acquisition of land and also by illegally plotting in lands owned by the Yamuna Development Authority,” Jain said. “This is the second such action of Aligarh Police. We have begun identifying others involved in such frauds.”
Acknowledging the operation, the director general of police announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 and a commendation certificate for the team involved in the crackdown.
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