Lawyer couple’s fraud: Same plot sold to multiple buyers

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

A shocking property fraud has come to light in Swapnanagari of Garakheda, where a lawyer couple sold one plot in Gangapur Jahangir to five or six buyers. In other similar cases, a single plot was sold twice, with a fake power of attorney documents. Three separate complaints have been registered at the Satara and City Chowk police stations.

The couple has been identified as Harshal Shinde and Sayli Shinde. Complaints were lodged by sub-registrar Audumber Late, Jagdish Rojekar, and Abasaheb Tupe. Registration of the case at City Chowk continued late into the night.

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Exploiting registration facilities

The couple took a disadvantage of the decentralised registration facilities to cheat at least seven people over two years, selling the same plots multiple times for lakhs of rupees. One complaint revealed Plot No. 15 (969 sq ft, Sai Nivara, Gangapur Jahangir, Group No. 141) was sold to multiple buyers. PSI of the Satara police station Ramkrishna Kale and Shailesh Deshmukh are investigating the case.

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Impact on registration work

Sub-registrars from both offices had to appear at the Satara police station, disrupting stamp registration services. Property buyers visiting the offices expressed frustration over the delays.

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Details of fraudulent transactions

• Transaction 1: According to complaint by Deputy Sub-Registrar No. 3 Jagdish Rojekar, the Shinde couple sold Plot No. 14 (Registration No. 11391/2024) for Rs 2.87 lakh to Karan Ganar (R/o Chikalthana) and later for Rs 2.90 lakh to Shekhani Habib Wali (R/o Beed).

• Transaction 2: Complaint by sub-registrar No. 6 Audumber Late states that Plot No. 15 (registration No. 5618/2025) was sold for Rs 3.50 lakh to Swapnali Pandav (R/o Narlibag).

• Transaction 3: Plot No. 15 (registration No. 6868/2025) sold for Rs 6.30 lakh to Santosh Sukashe (R/o Ghodegaon).

• Transaction 4: Plot No. 15 (registration No. 12093/2025) sold for Rs 6.50 lakh to Shaik Zuber Shaikh. Abdul Aziz (R/o Silk Mill Colony).

• Transaction 5: The couple prepared fake power of attorney documents and registration certificates (Registration No. 10513/2025 & 2024) to show ownership to Dadasaheb Thengal and others (R/o Beed). Signatures of two parties were forged, and the couple illegally sold Plot C33, Group No. 141, to Kalpana Mahale (R/o Cidco, Waluj-1).

• Transaction 6: According to sub-registrar office No. 6, the couple created fake registration documents (No. 4346/2024) and forged official stamps to prepare fraudulent power of attorney for plot C33, group No. 141.

The case exposes how loopholes in decentralised registration systems can be exploited, causing financial and procedural distress to legitimate buyers.