Real estate agent held for grabbing land, illegally selling it in Palghar

PALGHAR: (Apr 8) A 48-year-old real estate agent has been arrested for allegedly grabbing and illegally selling another person's land in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.

Accused Surendra Pratap Singh, alias Randha, had allegedly taken possession of 210 ‘gunthas’ (nearly 5.25 acres) belonging to the complainant in Rajavali village between 2020 and 2025, the official said.

“Singh sold it to a builder without completing the agreed transaction with the landowner,” said senior inspector Pramod Badakh of crime unit-IV of Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police.