Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 14: In the alleged Chatta-Sunjawan land scam, revenue officers have been booked by the crime branch of police under different sections of law. The high court had disposed of a PIL in this regard with a direction to the DGP to monitor the investigation. The aacuused have been booked under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of RPC.
A written communication in this regard was received by the CB IGP, wherein it was stated that the divisional commissioner, Jammu, in reference to the government Order No 1083-GAD of October 20, 2014 had already submitted a preliminary report, but after another notice was served on GAD by the petitioner, the matter was re-examined and it was opined that, as the preliminary report submitted by divisional commissioner, had, prima facie, established the transfer of the state land under khasra No 1442 in violation of the rules and the standing orders on the basis of the tempered records, regular department proceedings along with criminal action may be initiated against the revenue officers, the conspirators and the beneficiaries.
On the receipt of this communication, CB held a preliminary verification and found that the land in question was reflected in the revenue records as both proprietary as well as state land. It was also found that the Fard-e-Intikhab of the land was not only issued in 2004-05 by the identified revenue officers but was also issued by the revenue officials 1984 too besides a number of entries with regard to the status of the land were also found to have been made. The land was shown reflected twice on the same register in the Record of Rights of 1979-80 BK with one entry showing the ownership of Bachitar Singh and the other showing it as the state land. In Jamabandi of 1998-99 BK, the land was shown reflected through Khewat No 19 khata No 406 as proprietary land/Maqbooza Malkaan and again reflected vide Khewat No 85 khata No 636 as state land.
As per Girdawri records since 1952 till date the land is still shown vacant and as per mutation records, the land has been shown mutated vide mutation No 919 as Virasti intikaal. From the above, it transpired that the revenue officers in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy and in lieu of some pecuniary benefits had made multiple insertions and tempering in the revenue records from time to time to favour and disfavor the owners as well as the state. (JNF) |
