Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office has conducted search
operations at five locations in Hyderabad on 28.04.2025 under the provisions of the
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with an ongoing
investigation regarding alienation of Government land for personal gains.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered by Telangana Police against
private persons and Government officials regarding illegal sale of Government Land involving
forgery of documents and manipulation of Government Revenue Records.
ED investigation revealed that Government land / Bhoodan land situated in Nagaram
Village, Maheshwaram Mandal was falsely claimed by Smt. Khaderunissa as her ancestral
property; that revenue records were fraudulently mutated and the land was sold to various
entities in association with several middlemen. These middlemen, in connivance with
Government officials, forged the documents and changed the land revenue records resulting
in de-notifying the said land from the prohibited list and its subsequent sale to some private
parties.
The searches were conducted at the residences & farmhouses of Smt. Khaderunissa,
Mohd. Munawar Khan, Mohd. Lateef Sharfan, Mohd. Akhtar Sharfan, Mohd. Sukoor and
resulted in the seizure of incriminating documents related to fraudulent sale & purchase of
Government land, Indian currency of Rs. 23 Lakh, foreign currency of 12000 UAE Dirham.
Forty five old & used cars, including several vintage cars were also seized from the farmhouse
premises of Mohd. Munawar Khan.
Further investigation is under progress.
ED’s Major Crackdown on Illegal Government Land Sales in Hyderabad
