According to the police, the accused Sanjeeva Reddy, Rathod Ravindar and Sudhakar, allegedly created a fake document showing that they had an agreement with the owners of the 57 acres to purchase the entire land.
Officials identified the two as Sachin Mani Tripathi, a resident of Deoria, and Shivanand Verma of Lucknow. They were arrested near Lekhraj market in the UP state capital.