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Ahmedabad Court Denies Bail to Popular Builders Owner

AHMEDABAD: A city sessions court on Tuesday denied the regular bail request of Raman Patel, the owner of Popular Builders, in a land-grabbing case filed by the CID (crime) last year. The court refused bail primarily due to Patel’s prior convictions, including a similar case in which he was found guilty of using forged documents to seize two plots. Patel and his brother Dashrath were named as witnesses in a 2010 CBI chargesheet related to the controversial Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. Over the last five years, Patel has faced multiple allegations of land grabbing linked to forged documentation concerning transactions…

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Ahmedabad Builder Owner Sentenced to Four Years in Jail

AHMEDABAD: A JMFC court in Sanand sentenced Raman Patel, owner of Popular Builders, to four years in prison for a fraudulent land transaction in Chekhla village near Ahmedabad dating back to 1996. Patel was convicted of forgery and criminal conspiracy. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.40 lakh, directing that Rs 1 lakh be paid to the descendants of the landowner deceived by Patel and eight accomplices, including his brother Dashrath Patel, according to district government pleader Pravin Trivedi. Both Raman and Dashrath were witnesses for the CBI in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. In August 2020,…