CBI Opens Fresh Chapter in Land Fraud Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation registered a fresh First Information Report on July 14, 2026, in connection with a large-scale land grab scheme in the Ahmedabad periphery that had first surfaced in a Sandesh investigation in early 2025.
What the Investigation Covers
The fresh FIR names three private developers and two former revenue officials — one a retired Mamlatdar and one a former District Inspector of Land Records — and alleges a systematic conspiracy to alter land survey records, fraudulently transfer agricultural land classified as government-reserved land into private names, and facilitate its subsequent sale to infrastructure developers at market rates.
The scheme, as alleged, involved the use of forged 7/12 extracts (the foundational land ownership document in Gujarat) and the bribing of revenue chain functionaries to pass through the fraudulent transfers at multiple levels of administrative approval.
Scale of the Fraud
The CBI’s preliminary findings estimate the scope of the fraudulent transfers at approximately 340 acres of land across four talukas in the Ahmedabad district. At current market valuations for land in the affected zones — which fall within projected urban expansion corridors — the total commercial value of the fraudulently transferred parcels is estimated to exceed ₹800 crore.
Sandesh will continue to track the progress of this investigation as the CBI files its chargesheet.