How BRS MP Keshava Rao’s son cheated NRI woman
Viplav Kumar and K Venkateswara Rao were charged with cheating and forgery. The duo are also brothers of GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi.
By Sri Lakshmi Muttevi Published on 17 July 2023 7:12 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Police have booked two sons of BRS Rajya Sabha MP K Keshava Rao for fraudulently grabbing the valuable property of a US citizen of Indian origin.
The primary accused A1 Viplav Kumar and A2 K Venkateswara Rao were charged with cheating and forgery. The duo are also brothers of GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi.
They have been booked under section 417, 464, 465, 468, 470, 471, and 120(b) of the IPC and section 156(3) of the CrPC on June 13. However, it came to the fore only on Sunday.
This followed the petition filed by 72-year-old G Jayamala, who is a US citizen of Indian Origin, seeking FIR against the duo.
The complainant along with her family is residing in the United States for the last 35 years. She periodically visits India. Hailing from 11 Ralph Road, West Orange, New Jersey, USA, she is currently putting up at Banjara Hills.
On April 12, when the complainant went to Banjara Hills Police Station, SHO did not register an FIR. Later, she wrote to the Commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police urging them to direct the SHO to register an FIR against the accused.
Unable to get justice, the NRI moved to a local court last month, which ordered police to book Rao's sons.
Impersonating documents
Taking advantage of the fact that the complainant is permanently settled in America, both the accused hatched a conspiracy to grab her property at Banjara Hills. They allegedly forged and fabricated a sale deed by impersonating the complainant before registration authorities.
In 1983, the complainant along with one Late P. Sudarshan Reddy jointly purchased the property from Sheikh Ali Bin Ahmed. After the purchase of the property through a registered sale deed, the complainant along with P Sudarshan Reddy became absolute joint owners.
On November 30, 2022, Jayamala's husband received an email from the income tax department, asking why a penalty should not be levied for an amount of Rs 1,40,41,300 for 2014-15.
"The complainant was shocked after receiving the notice. She immediately through her family members made inquiries with the concerned officials of the Income Tax Department. The complainant got to know about the fraudulent transaction made by the accused. The complainant did not convey details about the property to anyone. The registered sale deed was a fraud committed by the accused to grab prized land through impersonation and forgery," the FIR stated.
The tax officials also provided a copy of the Assessment Department dated May 2, 2022, which has been sent to the previous address of the complainant from where they had shifted long back.
A clear case of fabrication
According to the FIR, the signature of the complainant was forged and the document was fabricated. The recitals therein are false, incorrect, and are nothing but the creation/fabrication of the accused solely to grab the valuable property of the complainant.
According to the complainant, the impugned sale deed was executed by Viplav Kumar by forging the signature of the complainant and by claiming to be the attorney holder of the complainant.
"This is false as the complainant had neither authorized nor instructed any third person much less Viplav Kumar to execute the impugned sale deed and the same is a forged and fabricated document", the FIR stated.
Signatures did not match
As per the report/opinion of Truth Labs, the signatures of the complainant in standard documents as provided do not match with signatures in the impugned registered sale deed, which itself shows that the document is forged and fabricated.
The case is under further investigation.
