Siblings fighting over father's Rs 3.6 crore inheritance find out that neither is his kid

A bitter inheritance battle between a brother and sister in northern China took an unexpected turn when both discovered they were not the biological children of the parents whose estate they were contesting.

The dispute began after the death of Sun, a Tianjin resident, in March 2025. Before his death, Sun transferred ownership of a property worth three million yuan (approximately Rs 3.6 crore) solely to his son, while leaving a note requesting that his daughter—adopted in 1966—be “reasonably compensated," South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.

The daughter challenged the transfer, arguing that the contract bore only her father’s signature and that her late mother’s share should be included in the estate. “Since the contract was signed only by him, my mother’s share should be treated as part of the inheritance. This house was given to me by my parents, no one is taking it from me,” she said.

But the legal battle escalated when she presented evidence in court showing that her brother’s household registration listed him as “adopted,” revealing that neither sibling was biologically related to the deceased couple.