Bhubaneswar: Three men, including an employee of the city sub-registrar’s office, were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly trying to usurp a doctor’s property in the Laxmisagar area by creating forged documents and carrying out fraudulent land transactions.The accused were identified as Amit Kumar Sahoo (38), Jaminikanta Rout (40) and Prayag Gouda (39). Gouda works as a data entry operator at the Bhubaneswar sub-registrar’s office.Police said the doctor, who is posted at Capital Hospital, purchased a 1,740-sq-ft plot in Laxmisagar for Rs 52 lakh in 2023 through an auction conducted by a nationalised bank. The property had originally belonged to Rout, but was taken over by the bank after he defaulted on a loan of Rs 22 lakh.Though the bank handed over lawful possession of the land to the doctor, Rout allegedly conspired with the two co-accused to reclaim the property through fraudulent means.“Rout impersonated the doctor by forging his identity documents and executed a sale deed, transferring the property to Sahoo without the doctor’s knowledge. Rout claimed that he sold the land to Sahoo for Rs 1.52 crore. Sahoo subsequently sold the property to a woman,” DCP Saravana Vivek M said.The probe revealed that Gouda allegedly played a key role in facilitating the fraud. He is accused of uploading forged Aadhaar details into the registration system and manipulating the OTP authentication process to enable the impersonation and illegal registration.Police said the accused allegedly broke open the lock of the doctor’s house on Sept 26 and unlawfully attempted to occupy the property, prompting the victim to lodge an FIR with Badagada police. “Prima facie investigation indicates a well-planned conspiracy involving impersonation, forgery and fraudulent land registration. The role of each accused and the possibility of involvement of others are being examined,” DCP Saravana said.