Guwahati News Desk: In a bizarre incident, a man from Uttar Pradesh declared his mother ‘dead’ in the municipality records to grab her property.
The man identified as Shamshad Ahmed has now been charged for cheating and criminal conspiracy along with two more employees of the municipal body have also been booked in the case.
According to Nagesh Upadhyay, Station House Officer (SHO) of the Rasra police station, one Shamshad Ahmed had got his mother declared ‘dead’ in the family register in 2017 to grab her paternal property.
A probe was ordered when the matter was brought to the knowledge of the district magistrate.
Based on the probe report, a case has been registered against Shamshad Ahmed and two personnel of the municipal body for cheating and criminal conspiracy, the SHO added.
A further investigation is underway.