Police search realtor’s home in Madanapalle over alleged land grab

Police conducted searches at the residence of a woman, Koneti Sulochana, in Madanapalle in connection with an alleged land-grab case involving properties worth crores. The search lasted from Saturday evening till the early hours of Sunday.The searches followed court orders after a public complaint that she, a local realtor and an associate of a former Minister, illegally grabbed land, the police said.Teams led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Madanapalle) Bucchiraju searched her house and her brother Srinivasulu’s house.Nearly 50 documents and 15 bond papers allegedly bearing forged signatures were said to have been seized during the searches. The documents would be sent to the forensic lab for analysis, the police said.Records reportedly show a building on 502 yards at Bandakammapalle locality worth ₹60 crore, as well as 1.75 acres at Ponnutipalyam in her name. It is alleged that 47 cents worth ₹10 crore were grabbed using a forged power of attorney and gifted in the name of the former Minister’s wife through the Madanapalle sub-registrar office on June 13, 2023.The search was based on a warrant issued following a complaint by Marpu Venkatesh Naidu. Sulochana was not at home as she was in Vijayawada at the time of the search. The seizure list was handed to her children. Fourteen cases are pending against her in Madanapalle One Town and Taluk stations, the police said. Published - September 06, 2026 08:11 pm IST