Pune: 22 Booked for Allegedly Using Forged PMRDA And PMC Documents To Register Property Sale DeedsĀ
Pune: 22 Booked for Allegedly Using Forged PMRDA And PMC Documents To Register Property Sale Deeds
Pune, July 24, 2026:Ā The Ambegaon Police have registered an FIR againstĀ 22 individuals, including seven builders, developers, and their business partners, for allegedly using forged development-related documents issued in the name of theĀ Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA)Ā and theĀ Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)Ā to fraudulently register property sale deeds.
The case was registered on Wednesday based on a complaint filed by Ravindra Namdev Koli (46), Sub-Registrar of the Haveli No. 20 Registration Office in Dattanagar, Ambegaon.
According to Senior Police Inspector Sharad Zine of Ambegaon Police Station, the investigation began after a complaint was submitted in March 2026 by Dadasaheb Gaikwad, Founder-President of the Rayat Maharashtra General Kamgar Sanghatana. The complaint alleged that several developers had registered property sale deeds using forged approval documents purportedly issued by PMRDA and PMC.
Following the complaint, officials from PMRDA and PMC verified the documents submitted during the property registration process. The verification reportedly revealed that development permissions, commencement certificates, occupancy certificates issued in the name of PMRDA, and commencement certificates purportedly issued by PMC, attached to 22 registered sale deeds, were forged.
Police said the accused allegedly used the fabricated documents to facilitate property transactions and register sale deeds, thereby cheating the government and misleading the registration authorities.
An FIR has been registered under relevant sections pertaining to forgery, cheating, and the use of forged documents, and further investigation is underway.
Officials said the probe is expected to examine whether similar forged documents were used in other property transactions. If additional fraudulent registrations are uncovered, more cases may be added to the existing FIR or separate cases may be registered.
Meanwhile, the State Registration Department has initiated a detailed inquiry into the suspected fake sale deeds and other property-related documents to determine the scale of the alleged fraud and identify all those involved.
