JAMMU: Crime Branch, Jammu on Sunday unearthed a land scam in which revenue officials including Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildar had issued a ‘fake’ Fard-e-Intikhab of another person’s land in favour of one, Onkar Singh who then transferred the aforesaid land to his daughter.
According to the Crime Branch, a complaint was lodged by Bishan Singh and another person, alleging that they were in cultivating possession of the land measuring 82 Kanals and 3 marlas under Khasra No. 409 and corresponding entries were made in the revenue records from 1971 to 2001.
However, one Onkar Singh in connivance with the revenue officials managed to obtain forged Fard-e-Intikhab regarding the aforesaid land and sold land measuring 62 kanals and 3 Marlas to his daughter, Anjali Devi.
During investigation, the CB found that land falling under Khasra No. 409 was shown as Gair Mumkin Tawi in Jamabandi and was part of the Shamlat-e-Deh and thus, was in the joint possession of the owners as Maqbooza Malkaan.
It was further found that entries remained intact till 1979 in the Khasra Girdawri but during kharief 1979, the land was shown as Traddi under the occupation of Bishan Singh, Sagar Singh and Patimber Singh under joint cultivating possession of the owners, right from 1993 to 2001.
It was further found that accused Onkar Singh, son of Dharmoo, resident of Gaidlay, Jammu in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy hatched with the revenue officials Patwari Halqa Chumbyan Bhawan, Jammu, Naib Tehsildar Ghou Manhasan and Tehsildar Settlement, Jammu obtained the fard-e-intekhab and sold the land measuring 62 kanals and 3 marlas out of Khasra No. 409 to his daughter Anjali Devi vide sale deed dated 12th may, 1999 consequent upon which mutation No. 26 was also attested by the Tehsildar Settlement, Jammu whereas, Onkar Singh was neither the owner of the said land nor possessed the same. Further, the fard-e-Intikhab showed the status of land as Gair Mumkin Tawi whereas the land was converted to Warhyal-e-awwal since 1979. Then, it was found that the accused, had in connivance with the revenue officials, obtained a forged fard-e-intikhab which was issued by the revenue officials in sheer misuse of their official position and had sold the land of the complainant to his daughter in order to cause wrongful loss to the complainant and wrongful gains to himself, her daughter and others. After preliminary verification, CB found that the omission and commissions therefore, on the part of Onkar Singh, son of Dharmoo, resident of Gaidlay, Jammu; Anjai Devi, daughter of Onkar Singh, resident of Kukariyan, Jammu; Patwari Halqa Chumbyan Bhawan, Jammu Hans Raj; then Patwari Chumbyan Bhawan, Jammu Rajesh Kumar; Patwari, Chumbyan Bhawan, Jammu Mohammad Rashid; then Naib Tehsildar Ghou Manhasan and then Tehsildar Settlement, Jammu Balwant Raj, prima facie, constitute offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B read with Section 5(2) PC Act. Svt. 2006 and registered an FIR in the case.