Four tribals' fertile agricultural lands in Nalasopara have been grabbed by alleged land mafia, who, after years of gaining their trust, convinced them to sell their properties. But never paid the promised amount of Rs 25 crore. To sell the lands, the accused convinced the tribals to change the title of their properties to non-tribal from tribal, as tribal lands cannot be sold.

Not just that, Sunil Babu Pagi, 42, and the three others ran from pillar to post, and only after knocking on the doors of the high court, the Nalasopara police registered an FIR on September 16 taking into consideration all the relevant sections of the IPC and the Atrocities Act. Tarun Bharat, a trustee of a Marathi daily, builder Pradeep Gupta, his brother Anil Gupta who is a partner in Sai Rydam Realtors Pvt Ltd, and his associates Sudhakar Mhatre, Ramesh Vyas and a few others have been named in the FIR filed last month.