Yusuf Lakdawala of Sound City recording theatre was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing, Bombay on 12th April in a case of cheating and forgery. He was held by the EOW at Ahmedabad airport.
Lakdawala had allegedly attempted to usurp four acres of land at Khandala (near Bombay) worth Rs. 50 crore, by submitting forged documents to the registrar’s office. He is also accused of destroying original documents from the Bombay registrar’s office. The EOW received a tip-off that he was planning to leave the country, and picked him up from Ahmedabad airport. Yusuf Lakdawala was booked under section 465 (forgery) and other relevant provisions of IPC and the Indian Registration Act.