The plot and the housing society the duo claim they own are collectively worth over Rs 100cr.A dhobi and his son have been booked in two separate cases of forgery and cheating by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police for usurping a housing society building, the land it stands on, and an adjoining open space in Kalina, all together worth over Rs 100 crore.The laundryman Ram Harak Kanojia, 75, was given a 50 sq ft plot on a 10,000 sq ft plot used as an approach road used by three housing societies -- Red Rose, Mini Rose and Park Bay. However, he now not only lords over the approach road, his son claims he owns the Mini Rose Housing Society comprising eight apartments and the land it stands on.The residents first came to know about the dhobi turning landowner 1998 when the BMC wanted to carrying out tarring work on the road and Kanojia objected to it and produced papers supporting his ownership. When the residents checked documents at the city survey office, they realised that not only the road, Kanojias had papers to show they owned the Mini Rose Housing Society too.While Kanojia has lost two legal cases as far as his claim on the approach road is concerned, he refuses to vacate the land and allows parking of taxis on the space. His humble 50 sq ft laundry shanty, meanwhile, has expanded to a 2000 sq ft shop.“We have booked the Kanojia father-son duo in two separate cases of cheating and forgery and investigations are on,” Additional Commissioner of Police (EOW) Rajvardhan told Mumbai Mirror on Wednesday.Documents produced by Rajesh Kanojia to support his claim on Mini Rose Society include a sale deed between him and Turanti Sharma’s son Shobhnath Sharma, the original owners of the land on which the society stands. “The building is worth several crores of rupees, but the sale papers suggest it was sold in 2010 for just Rs 3 lakh to Rajesh Kanojia,” EOW sources added.While the Mini Rose Society possesses all necessary legal papers, including the occupation certificate, the Kanojia father-son used a small loophole. The builder who constructed the society had forgotten to make the necessary changes in the property card. In 2010, the Kanojias entered their name in the property card.The Sharmas had sold the land to the builder and in turn received an apartment and Rs 1 lakh. The family stayed on the first floor of the building, but a few years after his father passed away Shobhnath Sharma moved to UP.While the residents don’t have all the information, they believe that the Kanojias visited UP to get some papers signed by Shobhnath Sharma.The EOW conducted a preliminary inquiry in the complaint of the residents of Mini Rose society and registered a case of cheating against Rajesh Kanojia some time back, while the case against his father was registered late last week.When Mumbai Mirror contacted Rajesh Kanojia, he first claimed that he was not aware of any FIR against him, but later said, “I have documents to prove my claim. In fact, the Park Bay Society has been trying to grab my land and I will prove my ownership at an appropriate time.”Rahul Madanpotra, a member of Park Bay Apartments, said, “Our society is over 30 years old. We are grateful to EOW for registering the FIR and we have full faith in the justices system.”