Ahmedabad: A former city corporator, Tasleem Alam Tirmizi, has been booked by Kheda police for allegedly posing as a farmer and using forged documents to buy agricultural land worth crores in multiple districts.The complaint was registered at Atarsumba police station based on findings that Tirmizi fraudulently secured the farmer’s status by creating a fake lineage record. Investigators said he projected himself as a legal heir of a deceased farmer, Akbarkhan Imamkhan Pathan, from Punadara village in Kapadvanj taluka. According to officials, the accused allegedly got a fabricated pedigree document prepared in 2000 through a village talati and entered his name in revenue records as “Tasleem Alam Babasahib,” claiming inheritance rights. The mutation entry was later used to establish eligibility to purchase agricultural land, which is otherwise restricted. Revenue authorities found discrepancies in the document, including absence of death details of the supposed predecessor and a lack of information about surviving family members. Verification with local witnesses revealed that neither Tirmizi nor his father had any relation to the original landholder. After securing farmer status, the accused allegedly purchased land in Lalmandva village of Kapadvanj taluka and in Chanor and Matar villages of Matar taluka in Kheda district. Officials said records also point to land transactions in Ahmedabad district. The case came to light after reports triggered administrative scrutiny. Circle officer Rakesh Desai conducted an inquiry and submitted findings to the district land vigilance committee. Acting on the report, the committee ordered proceedings under its suo motu powers. Following directions from the Kheda collectorate, a complaint was filed by the Punadara village talati. Police have registered offences related to cheating and forgery and have begun further investigation to examine the extent of land transactions and possible involvement of others.
