ED Cracks Down on Multi-Crore Government Land Scam in Hyderabad; Vintage Cars, Cash & Foreign Currency Seized
(Judicial Quest News Network)
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, carried out search operations at five locations across Hyderabad on April 28, 2025, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The action is linked to an ongoing investigation into the illegal alienation of government land for personal gain.
The ED probe stems from an FIR filed by the Telangana Police against private individuals and government officials over the fraudulent sale of government-owned land. The case involves large-scale forgery of documents and manipulation of official revenue records.
Investigators discovered that government and Bhoodan land located in Nagaram Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, was falsely claimed by one Smt. Khaderunissa as ancestral property. Revenue records were fraudulently altered, and the land was subsequently sold to various private entities through a network of middlemen. These individuals, allegedly in collusion with corrupt officials, forged documents and tampered with land records to remove the land from the prohibited list—enabling its illegal sale.
ED officials conducted raids at the residences and farmhouses of Smt. Khaderunissa, Mohd. Munawar Khan, Mohd. Lateef Sharfan, Mohd. Akhtar Sharfan, and Mohd. Sukoor. The operation led to the seizure of incriminating documents related to the land scam, ₹23 lakh in Indian currency, 12,000 UAE Dirham, and 45 old and used vehicles—including several vintage cars—from the farmhouse of Mohd. Munawar Khan.
The investigation is ongoing, and further action is expected as more details emerge.
