A conspiracy to unlawfully take over ancestral farmland belonging to the family of Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has come to light in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. The fraudulent scheme targeted roughly 26 bighas out of a 90-bigha family estate situated in Amikhanpur village within Najibabad tehsil. Law enforcement authorities have booked four individuals following an official complaint, sending two key accused behind bars while launching search operations for the remaining two suspects.
Inheritance Application Uncovers Fraudulent Claims
The entire manipulation unraveled when a formal petition was moved on behalf of Kamal Nath before the court of the Najibabad tehsildar on May 18, 2026, seeking to register the hereditary transfer of the ancestral agricultural land. During the administrative scrutiny of the revenue records, officials discovered that the plots were already categorized as disputed due to a pre-existing land suit. Further inquiry revealed that fraudulent documents had been quietly submitted to the local revenue authority to stake a parallel claim on the land originally held by Kamal Nath's late father, Mahendranath.
Unregistered Testament and the Role of the Typist
According to police disclosures, a resident named Dharampal Singh had asserted ownership over the 26-bigha chunk of land by producing an unregistered will before the revenue court. The concocted document claimed that Mahendranath had bequeathed the property to him. Law enforcement officials revealed that this document was deliberately fabricated through coordinated assistance from multiple accomplices. Among the apprehended suspects, Vijay Shankar Pandey stands accused of typing the forged will to build the illegitimate property claim.
Discrepancy in the Death Certificate Dates
The core evidence uncovering the criminal scheme revolves around a heavily manipulated death certificate. In his official statement, Kamal Nath affirmed that his father Mahendranath passed away in a Delhi hospital on September 7, 2004. However, the opposing party presented a certificate purportedly issued in Najibabad showing the date of death as April 10, 2003, predating the genuine demise by well over a year. Investigating teams are now probing the chain of custody behind this fabricated death record, the municipal process under which it was issued, and the public officials who cleared it.
Local Revenue Official Named Among Four Accused
A criminal case has been lodged at the Najibabad police station naming four individuals: Dharampal Singh, Jaswinder Singh Dhillon, Vijay Shankar Pandey, and regional revenue accountant (lekhpal) David Kumar. While Dharampal Singh and Vijay Shankar have already been remanded to judicial custody, law enforcement units are currently tracking the whereabouts of Jaswinder Singh Dhillon and lekhpal David Kumar. Senior police officials confirmed that multiple operational teams have been formed to conduct raids and apprehend the two absconding suspects.
