Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 4: Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu has registered a case against the revenue officials for changing the ownership of the land in the revenue records.
According to official spokesman, ACB Jammu has registered a case under u/s 5(1)(d) r/w section 5(2) of J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and 467, 468, 471 and 120-B RPC against the revenue officials.
The case has been registered on the basis of a verification conducted with regard to the allegations that the complainants holding possession of the land located in their native village which they inherited from their father and was mutated in their favour after his death.
“Ghulam Haider Bhat, son of Ahamdoo Bhat of Sheeri Sigdi Tehsil Chatroo, District Kishtwar in connivance with Syed Qawam-ud-Din, then Tehsildar Chatroo of Syedpora Berula, Budgam Kashmir, Fida Hussain then Patwari Sigdi prepared a forged will deed of complainants father in the year 2010 purported to be executed by Afzal Wani father of the complainants on 20.03.1993 and on the basis of this fraud will deed had mutated their land in favour of Ghulam Haider Bhat”, spokesman said.
He said that the verification conducted had revealed that the land at village Sheeri Sigdi, Tehsil Chatroo District Kishtwar measuring 3 kanals stood recorded in the name of Afzal Wani, son of Ali Wani of Sigdi prior to 1971 and subsequently by virtue of mutation was declared as absolute owner of the land and the Girdawari entries continued in his favour till Rabi 1993.
However, thereafter subsequent entries in revenue record had been found changed by Syed Qawam-ud-Din and Fida Hussain during Kharief 1993 in favour of Ghulam Haider Bhat, spokesman said, adding that Ghulam Haider Bhat in connivance with Syed Qawam-ud-Din and Fida Hussain managed to get the revenue entries changed in his favour.
The spokesman informed that the Tehsildar and Patwari by abuse of their official position changed the ownership of the land from Afzal Wani to the beneficiary Ghulam Haider Bhat and thereby provided undue benefit to him on the basis of fake and fabricated Tehreer Saada, which the revenue officer/official as well as the beneficiary failed to produce during enquiry.
The above stated acts of omission and commission on the part of said officer and official namely Syed Qawam-ud-Din Fida Hussain and the beneficiary Ghulam Haider Bhat prima facie constitute the commission of said offences and investigation of the case has been taken-up.
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