TMC Cancels Allotment of 14 Properties Worth ₹12 Crore Given to Fake PAPs
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has issued an official order from the Municipal Commissioner’s office in Thane to cancel the allotment of eight commercial shops and six residential houses following an administrative inquiry into alleged corruption. The municipal properties, collectively valued at approximately ₹12 crore, had been fraudulently assigned to fake project-affected persons (PAPs) using forged documents.
The decisive order enables the civic body to initiate steps to fully reclaim physical possession of these high-value municipal assets.
The fraudulent distribution came to light following sustained follow-ups by local civic activist Yogesh Mundhara, who pursued the issue with municipal authorities for over a year. According to findings, the illegal transactions took place during the tenure of a former official in the Estate Department, where civic property was allegedly treated like personal assets and allotted without following due procedure.
Highlighting the extent of the irregularities, Yogesh Mundhara noted that municipal property worth nearly ₹12 crore had been illegally allotted on the basis of fake and bogus documentation. He stated that after a year of continuous follow-ups, the Municipal Commissioner took the decision to revoke the allotments of the eight shops and six houses, paving the way for the corporation to officially repossess them.
Following the issuance of the formal cancellation order, public demands have grown for the administration to fix direct accountability on the personnel involved in the scam. Calls have been raised for an in-depth investigation into who verified the fake documents, who authorized the final approvals, and what administrative and criminal actions will be initiated against the responsible officials and bogus beneficiaries.
The civic administration is now expected to proceed with taking physical possession of the revoked properties and determining action against those involved in the fraudulent transactions.
