Hyderabad, Aug. 5 -- The Benami Prohibition Unit of the Income Tax Department has provisionally attached three land parcels inGopanpally since ownership-like rights over the properties were acquired in the names of three persons but no payments had been made, say media reports.

According to the Times of India, the three adjoining plots, worth about Rs.5.52 crore, spanning 3,630 square yards, are in Gopanpally village of Serilingampally mandal, Rangareddy district.

The department has treated the registered holders, Tirupathi Rao Sattu, Chinthalapally Amaravathi and Spoorthy Gona, as prima facie benamidars while the beneficial owners are recorded as "unknown" as investigators could not identify those who funded or benefited from the trans...