In India, even your will can be faked after death – all it takes is a bribe

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        April 19, 2025 at 12:39 pm
        Just a rant, but this is the reality. In India, anyone can register a will after someone dies – even if it’s completely fake. How? Just throw a few bucks at the right officials and voilà, it’s registered like it’s legit.

        You die without a will? No worries. Someone else can just create one, grease some palms, and the authorities will happily register it. No verification, no due diligence.

        Now the actual legal heirs? They’ll have to fight it out in court for decades. Literally 25-30 years just to prove it’s a fake will. And during that time, the fraudster enjoys all the rent, property benefits, everything.

        And the cherry on top? All the money they’re making from your property – they use that to fund bribes. To keep the police quiet, to keep government officers on their side, to delay the court case even more. All from the same stolen source.

        Oh, and good luck finding a lawyer. Most of them want a percentage of the property if you win the case – not a fixed fee. That means they’re gambling on your grief. And worst of all? Many of them will deliberately slow down the proceedings, charging fees while secretly shaking hands with the opposite party.

        This is the justice system here. Not based on law or truth – just based on how much you can pay under the table. Corruption wins. Every one is corrupt here

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          April 19, 2025 at 12:52 pm
          Ye to maine Ram Lakhan mein dekhliya tha.

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            April 19, 2025 at 12:53 pm
            How can one register a will after the death? Won’t the date of registration and the date of death be noticed?

            Or am I missing something and you can actually back date registration?

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                April 19, 2025 at 12:56 pm
                My sweet summer child

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                  April 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm
                  In india you can register will even after 50 years of anyone’s death

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                      April 19, 2025 at 8:49 pm
                      A Will post death has to be probated. Not ‘registered’.

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                        April 20, 2025 at 5:11 am
                        That’s not true.

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                            April 20, 2025 at 5:59 am
                            It is true

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                        April 19, 2025 at 12:56 pm
                        I agree, this does feel exactly like a rant from an impotent infantile delinquent.

                        But, yes. Wills can be faked after death. Anywhere in the world where wills are applicable, it can and probably has been faked. But I’d argue that even the permissibility of wills is even better than not, where the govt, family members, close and distant, and other people fight like vultures.

                        Again, wills *can* be faked. That’s why if you want your will to stand for the people you love after your passing, you got to your trusted lawyer, and you also have a heart-to-heart with your loved ones, so that everyone *concerned* stands on equal footing and hopefully no one gets swindled.

                        It’s the responsibility of the willer to do their due diligence, proof of authenticity and such.

                        My parents already have a will in place for me and my brother, and everyone concerned already knows exactly what they are getting, and already made their peace with it.

                        What you’ve written in your rant, while probable, feels right out of Bollywood soap operas.

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                            April 19, 2025 at 12:59 pm
                            the funny thing is no one take any kind of concent from the legal heirs

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                              April 19, 2025 at 1:41 pm
                              >What you’ve written in your rant, while probable, feels right out of Bollywood soap operas.

                              its actually not but used to quite common in rural areas have seen people lose 10-15 acres now worth 10cr each and funny part is they were relatives

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                                April 19, 2025 at 6:39 pm
                                sounds like you are in the business of faking wills. are you upset that such schemes are leaking out in the open?

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                                April 19, 2025 at 1:18 pm
                                Depends on when the will is made, now wills are not only made on paper but there is a video recording done as well where the willer has to confirm all the contents in front of a magistrate. If the magistrate feels the willer has been forced or does not understand what he/she is doing then it can be denied.

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                                    April 19, 2025 at 1:20 pm
                                    Haha bro who appear’s infront of magistrate after their death?

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                                        April 19, 2025 at 10:57 pm
                                        Anyone who has any meaningful assets and has heirs and has enough knowledge about a will will do that

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                                      April 19, 2025 at 1:29 pm
                                      If something like this happens to me. I will go Full Punisher Mode.

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                                          April 19, 2025 at 4:46 pm
                                          You told what was in my mind.

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                                          April 19, 2025 at 2:06 pm
                                          is this actually happening or just something you thought up of in your head?

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                                              April 19, 2025 at 2:32 pm
                                              Happened with my family also happened in delhi, national capital, not in any gao dehat

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                                              April 19, 2025 at 2:20 pm
                                              In india everything you need is available for money. You just have to know where to pay. Corruption is rampant and is encouraged.

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                                                April 19, 2025 at 3:02 pm
                                                OP yes… In India money makes the mare go .. sad, but true.

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                                                  April 19, 2025 at 4:32 pm
                                                  Will can be easily challenged in court, i have personally drafted such cases and usually if it appears that there are suspicious circumstances in drawing up of the Will the courts usually agree and declare them as void ab initio, further the mesne profits from the property under dispute can also be challenged through stay proceedings in the same case.

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                                                    April 19, 2025 at 5:33 pm
                                                    Not exclusive to India, though.

                                                    I first faced a problem like this with relatives in Ireland.

                                                    I have friends who faced this in the US as well.

                                                    What I’m trying to say is, it happens everywhere, so you need to be very aware of your assets and get proof of usage almost immediately.

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                                                        April 19, 2025 at 5:42 pm
                                                        That’s crazy

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                                                          April 20, 2025 at 12:55 am
                                                          They can fight their cases and get a judgement in reasonable time buddy, that’s not the case here

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                                                              April 20, 2025 at 5:14 am
                                                              Fair enough

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                                                            April 19, 2025 at 5:59 pm
                                                            This is why I insisted on making a video of my grandpa reading out his will. Some time later he got dementia.

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                                                              April 19, 2025 at 6:12 pm
                                                              Too many if’s and but’s !

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                                                                April 20, 2025 at 1:04 am
                                                                That’s why guys, draft a will, get 2 witnesses and register it. Takes less than ₹500/- one time.

                                                                Peace of mind. Zindagi ke Baad bhi

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                                                                  April 20, 2025 at 1:34 am
                                                                  Thats how a guy called MTB in bangalore made his fortune.

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                                                                    April 20, 2025 at 3:17 am
                                                                    >Most of them want a percentage of the property if you win the case – not a fixed fee.

                                                                    Literally not true. Only an idiot would ask for this, as it is a lot less profitable. Most lawyers, though incompetent, are not idiots.

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                                                                      April 20, 2025 at 5:02 am
                                                                      One registered will.
                                                                      One will made by elder brother and signed by great grandpa. 
                                                                      One will made by younger brother (my grandpa) and signed by great grandpa.

                                                                      Court Case since 1980s. Other party not willing to compromise even something like 75:25. 

                                                                      One encroachment on an empty property because of the above and add that case too.

                                                                      Great grandpa is no more
                                                                      Grandpa is no more. 
                                                                      Dad is no more. 

                                                                      Ancestral property is good and all. Not if you bear all the legal expenses in hope of getting a 25% share (that will also be subdivided to 5 people [dad + 4 siblings])

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                                                                        April 20, 2025 at 5:22 am
                                                                        Thats why India is a country that cannot become a developed nation, the base root cause of the systems is corruption, anything can be done, ppl can be r*aped, k*idnapped, k*illed and everything is excusable if you have money to throw at people, even the elections here are run on religious grounds, illegal immigrants are allowed with open hands here, even fake Aadhaar cards, voter cards can be made here.
                                                                        no checking no implementation of law, nothing.

                                                                        Yeah, this is country we live in, where justice is deliberately delayed, every tax payment makes a cut to some MLA’s pocket, some political parties, instead of channelising it to real issues, Politicians need to realise that constructing the highways or just tall buildings doesnt not mean development. people here even lack basic civic sense.

                                                                        Necessities are inflated to such an exponential level every year when the salary growth rate is slowly pacing.
                                                                        improper education, lack of government support and a lot of problematic things here

                                                                        Anything can happen in your favour if u have money to bribe , every person in the system is corrupt, and even if they are not ,, over the period they realise the harsh reality of the system and beceome corrupted, blinded by so much money as if they will take it with them when they die

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                                                                            April 20, 2025 at 6:01 am
                                                                            True that & bro guess what’s worst?
                                                                            We are fighting directly with MLA of congress who did all that😂

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                                                                            April 21, 2025 at 3:00 pm
                                                                            I know this can be frustrating but speaking from professional experience and as executor of will for my clients. Trusts are better than written wills. Period.

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