Katigorah: The Katigorah region in Assam's Cachar district has been jolted by the exposure of a land forgery racket involving fake Non-Encumbrance Certificates (NECs) and fraudulent land deeds.
The scam came to light after the Sub-Registrar and Marriage Officer of Katigorah, Jasim Uddin Ahmed, filed a First Information Report (FIR) with Katigorah Police Station against one Md Khaled Ahmed Barbhuiya, a resident of Khelma Part-VI, Gumrah.
According to the FIR, Khaled, son of Abdul Matin Barbhuiya, had falsely been posing as a deed writer (mohori) and was issuing fake NECs and land deeds using forged seals and signatures of both the Sub-Registrar's office and the Katigorah Revenue Circle Office.
“The accused person is misguiding the general public by using forged documents under duplicate stamps and a fake registration number that doesn’t exist in our records,” the FIR states.
The racket was detected when one such forged document was submitted for official approval, revealing inconsistencies in the seal and registration details. The Sub-Registrar has warned that these forged land documents could be used to fraudulently obtain loans from banks, and emphasized the importance of banks verifying document authenticity through formal intimation.
"If loans are being sanctioned based on these fake deeds, banks could also be held liable. I urge all financial institutions to cross-check land documents through proper channels,” he added.
The FIR also noted that more objectionable materials may be recovered from the accused’s possession, calling for a thorough search of his residence.
Police have registered a case and launched a full-scale investigation to uncover the extent of the forgery network, trace any potential victims, and identify if other individuals are linked to the illegal operation.
The incident has raised serious concerns over document security, land fraud, and public trust in official land transactions in the region.