LUCKNOW, May 13 -- In a case that has raised questions over land registry verification, a plot measuring around two bighas and four biswas in Rae Bareli's Shivgarh block was recently sold, more than 50 years after its original owner passed away. The fraudulent sale came to light when an elderly man allegedly impersonated the deceased farmer and transferred ownership of the land to two individuals in March this year.

The matter surfaced before authorities after the deceased man's family filed a complaint.

According to inspector Vindhya Vinay, in-charge of Shivgarh police station, the issue was reported by one Uma Shankar, a resident of Bedharu village under Shivgarh police limits. Shankar approached Rae Bareli district magistrate Harshit...