Forgery uncovered, owner gets right to estate

An Arab filed a complaint with Dubai Police, accusing his older brother of forging documents related to their father’s estate after his death.

- Somayya Saad, Staff Reporter

He explained that his brother took advantage of his father residing with him and issued an inheritance certificate in his name after his father died, excluding him from the legal distribution of the estate.

After the case was referred to the Public Prosecution, the Document Examination Department of Dubai Police's General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology verified the authenticity of the submitted documents.

Using advanced analysis techniques, they requested previous documents signed by the deceased to verify that the signature used in the inheritance notification was not his real signature.

As a result of the investigations conducted, it was proved that the signature was forged and consequently the rights to the younger son were restored.