LUCKNOW, March 28 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will begin verifying the documents of over 70 plots sold through forged papers by six members of a gang in a prime location of the city.

The decision comes a day after the Special Task Force (STF) arrested six members of the gang, near Dayal Intersection, on Thursday, who allegedly collaborated with LDA insiders to not only identify vacant plots but also sell them using fake ownership documents.

A senior LDA official said the authority will now thoroughly review documents related to the plots mentioned in the police report. "We will coordinate with senior police officials and have begun cross-checking records to identify how these plots were sold using forged documents," the o...