Pune, October 22, 2026: Baner Police have registered a case against six people following allegations that forged agreements and Power of Attorney documents were used to claim rights over land reportedly worth crores of rupees in Baner, Pune. The complaint raises questions about the documents' dates, signatures, stamp papers, and notarization. The allegations, detailed in local reports published October 21 and 22, remain under police investigation.
Six Individuals Named in Baner Land Dispute Case
The complaint was filed by Snehal Sanjay Pimparkar, who says she and her husband acquired rights relating to the disputed land through registered documents executed between 2002 and 2006. According to her account, they entered into registered Power of Attorney and development arrangements, paid the agreed consideration, and subsequently completed a sale deed.
The six people named in the case are Ramdas Hanumant Saikar, Shakuntala Hanumant Saikar, Ranjana Hanumant Saikar, Chhaya Sunil Raskar, Yogesh Popatrao Kalamkar, and Jeevan Popatrao Kalamkar. Local reporting identifies the first four as residents of Karandi in Pune district and the remaining two as residents of Baner.
The complaint alleges that documents relied upon by others were intended to establish competing claims over the property. Registration of a police case does not resolve the underlying ownership dispute or establish criminal wrongdoing by any of those named.
Allegations Involve Backdated Agreement and Power of Attorney
A central element of the complaint concerns an agreement and Power of Attorney bearing the date September 14, 2001. Pimparkar alleges that the documents were created with an earlier date to support a claim to the land, despite the transactions that she says established her own rights.
According to local reports, the disputed documents were presented as having been executed on two stamp papers with a stated denomination of ₹100 each. The complainant has also challenged the authenticity of signatures attributed to witnesses. These claims concern both the origin of the papers and whether the documents were authorized by the people whose names appear on them.
The available reporting does not establish when the disputed papers were actually prepared or whether any document has been conclusively declared forged by a court.
Notary Credentials and Stamp Paper Raise Questions
The complaint cites information reportedly obtained under the Right to Information Act about the person whose notarization appeared on the documents. According to the reported response from the relevant department, notary Satishkumar Tiwari's name had been removed from the notary register on April 12, 1996 years before the date shown on the contested paperwork.
Other records described in the complaint also raise questions about the stamp papers. Stamp vendor Kalpana Kadam reportedly denied selling the papers to the accused, while the complaint alleges irregularities involving a vendor stamp and signature.
The complainant further claims that a register showed a ₹20 denomination and a sale to a cooperative society, rather than the ₹100 papers described in the disputed transaction. Witnesses also reportedly disputed knowledge of the documents. These are reported discrepancies, not independently verified findings of forgery.
Baner Police Continue Investigation
The case has reportedly been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to alleged cheating, forgery, and use of disputed documents. Local reporting identifies Police Inspector Vijay Khillare as the officer assigned to investigate.
The inquiry will need to establish the origin and authenticity of the agreements, Power of Attorney, stamp papers, and signatures, as well as the circumstances in which the documents were used. No finding of guilt has been established in the reporting reviewed. The reports reviewed did not confirm any arrests, chargesheets, or court determinations in connection with this six-person complaint.
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