A shocking scam has been unearthed in Gandhinagar, where a man, Morris Samuel Christian, posed as a judge and ran a fake tribunal, deceiving numerous individuals involved in land disputes since 2019. Christian's elaborate ruse, which included a mock courtroom setup and associates posing as court personnel, fooled many into believing they were in a legitimate court.

Police said Christian, the mastermind behind this elaborate ruse, wielded his gavel to pass judgments in favour of his clients, all within the fabricated walls of his office.

The scam was exposed when the court registrar, Hardik Desai, discovered that Christian was not a genuine arbitrator and the order of the tribunal was fake. An FIR was lodged under IPC sections 170 and 419, and Christian was arrested for cheating by personation.