Vigilance organisation unearths land scam worth crores

Jammu, Nov 29 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has unearthed a land scam worth crores of rupees allegedly committed by officials and employees of revenue department in Jammu city, official sources said here.

Sources said a team has raided houses of a retired Tehsildar, a Patwari and a property dealer after prima-facie evidence of their involvement in illegal and fraudulent sale of 219 kanals of land in Channi Himmat worth crores of rupees in the name of displaced persons from Pakistan was established.

Around 80 genuine displaced persons were forcibly displaced from 80 kanals of land by the property dealer to take control of the land to sell it among other persons after charging market rates.

The raids were conducted after a case was registered against the trio for their involvement in grabbing over 219 kanals of State land falling in Revenue Halqa Deeli near Channi Himmat by manipulating revenue records and making fraudulent entries and mutations.

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