Bengaluru: A property battle between singer-songwriter Lucky Ali and the family of senior IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri has reached the doorsteps of the Karnataka Lokayukta, with the former accusing the latter of land grabbing.
Maqsood Ali, better known as Lucky Ali — the son of yesteryear actor and comedian Mehmood — filed a complaint with the Lokayukta against Sindhuri, her husband Sudhir Reddy and brother-in-law Madhusudan Reddy and others.
“Land grabbing by IAS officer and her husband and political brother-in-law using state machinery illegally and through lots of money exchange…” Ali wrote on X.
Ali posted an image of his complaint submitted to the Lokayukta on X, in which Assistant Commissioner of Police (Yelahanka) Manjunath, an unnamed sub-inspector and Manohar, a taluk surveyor, are also named.
— Lucky Ali (@luckyali) June 20, 2024
Land grabbing by ias officer and her husband and political brother in law using state machinery illegally and through lots of money exchange..
— Lucky Ali (@luckyali) June 20, 2024
Speaking to ThePrint, Sindhuri said: “My name is unnecessarily being dragged into a matter I have absolutely no role in. He (Ali) has been doing this for quite some time now, last year he had tagged the DGP, and now a screenshot of complaint to Lokayukta is posted by him on his Twitter (X) handle. All this only shows that he is trying to create a media controversy while he has no proof.”
In December 2022, Ali had accused Sinduri’s family members of trying to usurp land belonging to his family trust in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka locality. The issue reached the courts and Ali has maintained that the property in question legally belongs to his family.
The case
The case dates back nearly 50 years, according to advocate Sriram Nayak, who has challenged the original sale of the land on behalf of his client Masood Ali, Lucky Ali’s elder brother.
Nayak said that in 1969, the brothers’ father, late actor Mehmood, had bought around 400 acres of land in Yelahanka. Of this, around 220 acres was lost on account of other compulsions. The remaining area was in Mehmood’s possession and this was when he came in contact with P. Dayananda Pai of Century builders to sell a few acres.
According to Nayak, there have been various malicious developments since then, including forging of signatures, execution of illegal GPAs (General Power of Attorney) and usurping of land.
Of the illegally purchased land, some was further sold off. The trustees allege that a portion of the land was sold to Sindhuri’s father-in-law and after his passing, to his son, Madhusudhan Reddy. This is when Ali had first objected to the reselling of this land.
Though he represents only Masood Ali, Nayak said that the impact of his case will be applicable to all parties involved.
“If I prove that the (original) sale deeds are null and void…basically the sale deed which we have purchased includes every trust property. So, if we win it will be with respect to the entire extent of land, not only to our survey numbers,” Nayak said.
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