Hyderabad, June 23 -- Police, on Monday, June 22, arrested a 61-year-old Hyderabad businessman on allegations of forgery, extortion, criminal conspiracy and fraudulent property claims.

Mohammed Abdul Quddus from Bandlaguda was taken into police custody in Bengaluru. He was apprehended based on a complaint from a Malakpet-based businessman, Mohammed Najamuddin Shakir.

Shakir has accused Quddus of claiming his family land using fake documents. The accused reportedly forged a hibanama (a legal document under the Muslim law that records transfer of property as a gift) and fake stamp papers to prove in courts his ownership over the property.

In addition, Raja, Quddus's accomplice and co-accused, intimidated Shakir and demanded Rs 10 lakh, t...