LUCKNOW, April 17 -- Acting on leads provided by the Special Task Force (STF), the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has identified around 39 plots in Gomti Nagar that were allegedly sold using forged documents. The plots, along with photographs of development on the land, were traced after the STF arrested six members of a land fraud gang near Dayal Intersection on March 27. The accused reportedly colluded with LDA insiders to fabricate ownership records and sell vacant plots.

LDA officials confirmed that ground-level verification began shortly after the arrests. Of the 45 suspect plots flagged by STF, 39 have been identified so far. Photographs have been taken to assess the current state of development on each. These plots span sever...