FIR recommended against buyers, sellers of land in Kaithal village

Kaithal, February 18

A 17-kanal, 4-marla land, which was acquired for Indira Awaas Yojana in Batta village in Kaithal district, was allegedly fraudulently resold by the previous owner, from whom the government had acquired this land in 1984.

Interestingly, the families to whom plots of 100-100 yards were allotted have been living there for the past over 30 years.

It came to the fore after the investigation report filed by the Kaithal CTM Gulzar Ahmed, who initiated inquiry on the directions of the Kaithal Deputy Commissioner, Pradeep Dahiya, following a complaint of the residents. The district authorities have recommended FIR against the buyers, seller and the revenue officials involved in it. The district authorities will initiate disciplinary action against the officials and employees of the Revenue Department involved in this procedure.

The inquiry indicated that the land was acquired by the government, but the mutation of it was not done in the name of the beneficiaries. The registration of the land was done in the names of beneficiaries. The ownership was not changed in the revenue records that is “jamabandi”.

Taking advantage of loopholes, the previous owner had sold the 16-kanal land to five persons of the village in October 2021 at Rs 50 lakh, while earlier in 2016, a compensation of Rs 6.90 lakh was taken from the NHAI. Interestingly, a loan of tractor was also taken on this land from a bank of Kaithal in 2004, 20 years after the land acquisition, said Pradeep Dahiya, DC. “I received a complaint, after which I have assigned an inquiry to the CTM in a time-bound manner. The CTM has completed it and found the land was fraudulently resold to five persons,” said the DC, adding that action would be initiated against those who were involved in this nexus.

“I have recommended the registration of the FIR against the buyers and sellers,” he said.

“Now without visiting the land, the mutation of the land was done in favour of the buyers by revenue employees and officials. We will get the mutation cancelled and update the revenue records as per the notification of the acquisition,” said the DC.