Jammu 21 October (KNB): Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted a verification to look into the allegations that 20 Kanals of state land situated on National Highway near Jagti Nagrota Jammu, falling in khasra No. 303 Min at village Dhami Nagrota was allotted to one Sh. Sawal Singh S/o Beli Ram, who had relinquished his possession on the said land since long and then land was further allotted to one Smt. Bimla Devi D/o Late Shri Neelu Ram R/o Pacca Talab Rehari, Jammu by Provincial Rehabilitation Officer (PRO) Jammu in connivance with other revenue officials concerned vide office order No.:- Camp/PRO/Nagrota-01 in 11.05.2005. The land in question is worth crores of Rupees.
During the verification, it was known that no order bearing No. Camp/PRO Nagrota-01 dated 11.05.2005 pertaining to the allotment of land measuring 20 kanals situated in Village Dhami, in favour of Bimla Devi was issued by the office of Cusdoian, EX-Officio Provincial Rehabilitation Officer, Jammu.
Tehsildar Nagrota reports revealed that the land measuring 32 kanals-14 Marlas bearing Khasra No. 303; Khewat No. 55 is under the cultivating possession of Sawal Singh as per Khasra Girdawari of 1996 and 2019 out of which 04 kanal is proprietary land under the ownership of Indru and others and 28 Kanals and 14 Marlas is State Land.
The verification has also revealed that out of Khasra No. 303, Fard Intikhabs were issued for land to the extent of 12 Kanals and 10 Marlas on the basis of which various sale deeds were executed and Mutations No. 757, 777, 778 and 784 were attested.
Officials stated that the said Fards were issued in favour of Balwant Raj S/o Kartar Chand, attorney holder for Smt. Ishri Devi Wd/o Azad Ram.
Adding that the said mutations were attested in reference of Muation No. 751, under which Ishri Devi had acquired the said land in Khasra No. 303, pertains to Khasra No. 236 min in reference of a Sale deed executed by Sukhdev Singh and Puran Singh (Vendors) and Shawang Gupta (Vendee) and further report of Patwari Halqa dated 02.08.2019 revealed that no such mutation is available in the reference of which has been given in each of the Fard-i-Intikhab as well as mutations attested after the execution of different sale deeds mentioned above.
Further verification revealed that Riyaz Ahmed then Patwari Halqa Dhami, Nagrota Jammu and Rajesh Kumar Thakur, then Tehsildar Nagrota in connivance with Balwant Raj issued fake and fraudulent fard-i-intakhabs of state land measuring 12 kanals and 10 marlas falling khasra No. 303 of Village Dhami Nagrota, Jammu in favour of him, as an attorney holder of Smt. Ishri Devi and facilitated the sale of state land to different persons etc.
Officials stated that they produced a copy of fake and factitious Mutation No. 597/1 pertaining to khasra No. 303 before the vendees showing the land to be allotted to Smt. Ishir Devi Wd/o Azad Ram R/o Samba and convinced them for the purchase of land in question.
As per the said fake mutation No. 597/1, the land was shown allotted to Ishri Devi by PRO Jammu vide No. Camp/PRO/Nagrota-01 dated 11.05.2005 U/S 254/C but in fact no such allotment exists in the records of PRO Jammu. While issuing the fard-i-intakhabs, the said Patwari has referred basic mutation No. 751 in the said fard-i-intakhabs which actually pertains to the purchase of 3 kanals of land by Sh. Shawang Satya Gupta from Sukhdev Singh in Khasra No. 236.
ACB stated that on spot inspection of the said state land, a luxurious building is found under construction at Village Dhami, Nagrota, Jammu.
Adding that, by acting in this manner, the above named officers / officials of revenue department by abuse of their official positions and in league with each other as well as the beneficiary have conferred undue benefit upon him. The aforementioned acts of omission and commission on the part of 1) Rajesh Kumar Thakur S/O Sh. Mohan Lal R/O Sarthal Kishtwar, then Tehsildar Nagrota, 2) Riyaz Ahmed S/O Sh. Habidullah R/O Narwal Bala Jammu, then Patwari Halqa Dhami Nagrota, 3) Balwant Raj S/O Kartar Chand R/O H. No. 528, Lane No. 1, Digiana Jammu, attorney holder of Smt. Ishri Devi Wd/o Azad Ram R/o Samba and others constitute offences punishable under section 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and sections 467, 468, 471 and 120-B RPC. Consequently, a case FIR No. 18/2019 is registered in P/S Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu.
Further investigation of the case is going on, ACB stated. (KNB)