Two-year imprisonment for three accused who grabbed 150 gunthas of land belonging to Sardar Patel in Gujarat

Thirteen years for a verdict

Ahmedabad – In Gujarat’s Kheda district, three individuals have been sentenced to two years of imprisonment for fraudulently grabbing 150 gunthas of ancestral land belonging to Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the village of Gadhva. Judge Vishal Trivedi of the Mehmedabad Court pronounced the sentence against Bhupendrabhai Desaibhai Dabhi, Desaibhai Jehbhai Dabhi, and Pratapbhai Shakarbhai Chauhan. One of the accused, Hirabhai Dabhi, passed away during the course of the trial. The judgement was delivered nearly 13 years after the case was filed.

🚨 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Land Case 🚨

Kheda Gujarat: 150 gunthas of land linked to Sardar Patel were illegally occupied, leading to three accused being sentenced to 2 years in jail after 13 years!

⚖️ Justice served, but after 13 years!

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1. In 2008, the accused attempted to manipulate land records and change ownership details; however, their attempt failed.

2. Since 1935, the land in question, located in Gadhva village, Kheda district, was recorded under the name of Shri Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, President of the Gujarat Provincial Committee. From 1951 until 2009–10, all official records listed Vallabhbhai Patel as the owner.

3. In 2010, during digitisation of Government land records, the prefix “President, Gujarat Provincial Committee” was removed from Patel’s name. Taking advantage of this change, the accused applied for a bank loan using the land. The fraud was exposed during an official inquiry.