Gujarat: Popular Builders Owner Denied Bail in Forgery Case
AHMEDABAD: A sessions court denied bail to 67-year-old Dashrath Patel, owner of Popular Builders, concerning a 2022 land fraud case. Currently imprisoned at Sabarmati Central Jail, Patel is accused of conspiring to forge land records for a sale deed from 1983 in Godhavi village. Patel’s legal representative contended that the issue is primarily civil and pointed out that the FIR was lodged almost 39 years after the alleged event without sufficient justification. He also mentioned that all evidence is documentary, with no forged documents featuring Patel’s signature or handwriting. His age, health conditions, cooperation with investigators, and the fact that…