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AHMEDABAD: City cops late on Tuesday night filed an FIR against three persons for violating norms of Gujarat Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas Act, 1991. The case pertains to the sale and purchase of properties of Varsha Flats in Paldi.

The act prohibits Muslims from purchasing properties belonging to Hindus and vice versa in the notified areas in Gujarat.

The persons booked by Paldi police were identified as Naushad Ghulamdastgir Shaikh, resident of Kagdiwad and Ruknuddin Ghulamrasool Shaikh — owners of two flats in Varsha flats, and chairman of Varsha Flat Jankalyan Cooperative housing society limited, Amin Barqatali Panjwani.

Naushad Ghulamdastgir Shaikh had bought properties from Vina Vasant Thakkar in February 2, 2018 and from Punita Surendra Ghanchi on April 19,2016. Ruknuddin Shulamrasool Shaikh was co-owner in purchasing Thakkar’s flat in Varsha flats. Whereas Panjwani had transferred four vacant flats to a person named, Ejazahmed Nisarahmed Ansari in the same housing society. They were accused of purchasing flats either from Hindus or obtained vacant flats from the society chairman, said Inspector B S Rabari of Paldi police.

Rabari said that the matter was pending before the Guajrat high court since a year and the petition before the court was disposed of last month. Later on, the sub divisional magistrate of Ahmedabad district collectorate jurisdiction inquired into the case and found violation of the act. D R Shah, in-charge circle officer of Paldi, filed the complaint before Paldi police

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