ED Hyderabad zone conducted raids at residences in Old City of Munawar Khan, Khadeer Unnisa, Sharfan and Abdus Shukur in connection with alleged irregularities in sale of Bhoodan lands in Maheshwaram area, Rangareddy district.

Approximately 103 acres of Bhoodan land under Survey Nos. 181 and 182 in Nagaram village, Maheshwaram mandal; nearly 50 acres have been encroached. These 50 acres were illegally registered in private parties' names who divided the land into plots and sold them. Court stay imposed on disputed land transactions.

Khadeer Unnisa's father originally donated 50 acres to Bhoodan Board. In 2021, Khadeer Unnisa claimed inheritance rights and petitioned for transfer in her name. Revenue officials registered the land without proper inquiry. ED suspects collusion involving then-collector Amoy Kumar and lower-level revenue staff.

Khadeer Unnisa and others allegedly divided land into plots and sold to several buyers including politicians, IAS and IPS officers. Property rates in Nagaram and Maheshwaram have skyrocketed. Each buyer reportedly purchased at least 15 guntas.

Under Bhoodan Act, sale or private transaction of Bhoodan land is prohibited. ED recorded statements from Amoy Kumar and others involved. ED also summoned former MLAs and recorded their statements. Investigations revealed large financial transactions linked to illegal sales, prompting Vigilance inquiries.

The Balapur Ganesh laddu tradition began in 1994 when farmer Kolanu Mohan Reddy paid ₹450 for the prasadam. The auction price crossed ₹1 lakh in 2002 when K. Madhava Reddy purchased it for ₹1,05,000. In 2026, the winning bid reached ₹39 lakh by real-estate entrepreneur Sama Praneeth Reddy.

Balapur village has transformed from a rural farming community to a mixed settlement of old single-storied homes and modern multi-storied structures. Residential plots now cost between ₹35 lakh and ₹4 crore depending on location and size, with ₹4,000 per square foot as base price.

Maheshwaram, the broader area encompassing Balapur, has emerged as a hub for hi-tech ancillary industries with specialised manufacturing clusters for electronics, pharmaceuticals and aviation. Several past laddu bidders are farmers who have transitioned to real estate. In 2013, Teegala Krishna Reddy won the laddu bid for ₹9.26 lakh; he later won the Maheshwaram Assembly election in 2014 and owns Teegala Krishna Reddy Engineering College in the locality.

Earlier, only neighbourhood farmers bid and distributed the laddu among villagers and sprinkled leftovers in paddy fields. Current bidders are businessmen and real-estate entrepreneurs, reflecting the area's economic transformation.

Oberoi plans a five-star hotel on 3.63 acres for ₹532 crore; Venkateswara Hotels will build one on one acre for an estimated ₹102 crore. The projects are in Tukkuguda’s Hardware Park-3, where the government has allotted land to meet expected hotel demand. Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation officials set an 18-month deadline for hotels and industries to begin operations after construction starts.

Novotel is currently the only five-star hotel near the airport. New industries and IT companies are coming up around the airport, and foreign companies have shown interest since Bharat Future City’s office began operations. The proposed Gandhi Sarovar project, around 10–15 km from the airport, is expected to attract foreign visitors and tourists. Hardware Park-1 has attracted aerospace parks, defence-component suppliers and Amazon, which have started operations.

As many as 22,122 houses and apartments in colonies under Greater Hyderabad limits are listed under Section 22A prohibited land, restricting property owners from selling, gifting or mortgaging properties. Revenue department data classified properties as 22-A land, government land, ULC land and POB land across Sangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts. Official sources claim many colonies have remained restricted for several decades.

Sangareddy district (2,117 houses in Patancheru):

• BHEL Colony (720), BHEL Colony (426), Sandigudem Colony (250), Bonsai Colony (182), Bandlaguda Colony (112), Srinagar Colony (59), Sri Ramnagar Colony (259), Durga Colony (56), Munthangi Colony (53)

Medchal-Malkajgiri district:

• Government land (10,395 houses): Devendarnagar Medchal (1,080); Renukanagar, Vinobhanagar, Tarakaramanagar, Sri Sairamnagar, Krishna Hills, Kakatiyanagar and 18 others Medchal (5,118); BJRnagar, Laxminarasimha Colony Uppal (1,623); Jaipuri Colony Uppal (574); Ganeshnagar Quthbullapur (1,000); Kanakadurganagar Quthbullapur (1,000)
• ULC land (4,530 houses): Prathampuri, Eshwarapuri Uppal (536); Chilkanagar, Swaroopnagar Uppal (850); Padmanagar (1,200); Subashnagar Quthbullapur (1,950)

Rangareddy district (5,080 houses on POB land): Ayyappa Colony Serilingampally (2,776); Raja Rajeshwari, Golden Tulip, KMR Estate, Madhava Hills, OU Professor Colony (1,089); Raghavendra Colony Block ABC, Anandanagar, Hanumannagar (508); Sriramnagar Colony Block ABC (386); Prashanthnagar (38); Jubilee Enclave (29); Raghavendra Colony, Gayatri Homes Maheshwaram (173); Aravind Colony, Brundhavan Colony, Vivekandanagar Rajendranagar (81)

Telangana Housing Board conducted e-auction of four land parcels in Raviryal village, Maheshwaram mandal, near proposed Future City entrance and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Total revenue: ₹140 crore. Plot sizes: 1,000 to 13,500 square yards. Participating bidders: around 17 firms and developers. Highest bid: 1,113-square-yard plot at ₹83,500 per square yard (minimum price was ₹26,000 per square yard). Another 6,000-square-yard parcel sold at ₹62,500 per square yard. 13,500-square-yard parcel also saw intense bidding. Housing Board Vice-Chairman VP Gautham noted strong demand for government-owned land with clear titles and litigation-free status in emerging growth corridors around Hyderabad. Board planned additional e-auctions for plots in KPHB Colony and Qutbullapur-Chintal areas.