The racket of registering government land using forged documents
Patna. In many areas of Bihar, cases of alleged nexus between the land mafia and some officials and employees associated with the Revenue Department have come to light. It is alleged that in an organized manner, fake and fake documents of government land are prepared, first it is registered and then with the help of revenue circle employees, it is even registered and rejected. Not only this, this alliance is also accused of grabbing the land of weak and helpless people. The entire matter is under investigation and the investigating agencies may take major action in the coming time.
According to the information revealed, work is done at many levels in this alleged game related to land. First of all, such lands are identified which are easy to occupy or which are less likely to have immediate conflict regarding actual ownership. There is an allegation that along with government land, the properties of such people are also being targeted, who are not in a position to fight immediately at the legal and administrative level.
In case of government land, fake documents are allegedly prepared. After this, efforts are made to get the land registered on the basis of these documents. It is alleged that after registration, the related land is also registered and rejected with the help of the network active at the revenue zonal level. After the filing and rejection, an attempt is made in the documents to show the strong claim on the land.
The role of some officials and employees of the Revenue Department along with the land mafia in this alleged network is being investigated. It is feared that without the help of people having knowledge of departmental procedures, it may not be easy to carry out such alleged manipulation of government land documents. This is the reason why the attention of the investigating agencies is now also on those officers and employees at whose level the process was taken forward in suspicious cases.
The matter is said to be not limited to government land only. It is alleged that this network also keeps an eye on the lands of weak and helpless people. In such cases, attempts are allegedly made to take over land through forged documents, false claims or manipulation of revenue records. By the time the actual owner of the land gets this information, the paperwork process has been completed at many levels.
In such cases, it can be a long process for the victims to get their land back. They may have to go from revenue office to administration and court. The so-called land mafia takes advantage of this situation. It also becomes difficult for economically weak families to fight legal battles for a long time.
During the investigation, efforts are now being made to find out on the basis of which documents the registration and rejection of suspicious lands were done. For this, old records, documents related to registry and records available in revenue circles can prove to be important. If documents have been prepared showing any government land as private property, then its layers can be revealed by checking the related records.
Apart from this, it can also be seen whose names have appeared again and again in similar cases. If the role of a particular person, group of document preparers or revenue personnel is found in several suspicious cases, the entire chain of the alleged network may come to light.
Filing and rejecting in the Revenue Department is an important process related to land. After registration, this process is done to register the name of the new buyer in the revenue records. In such a situation, even if the filing is rejected after registration on the basis of fake documents, then an attempt may be made to make the illegal claim on the land appear strong on paper. Therefore, investigation of suspicious admission-dismissal cases is considered important.
The investigating agencies also face the challenge of finding out to how many areas the alleged irregularities have spread. Initial information has revealed the nexus of land mafia and people associated with the revenue department in many areas. If the investigation confirms a wide network, the scope of action may also increase.
The role of the officers and employees concerned in the matter may individually come under investigation. It will be important to investigate at whose level the documents were scrutinized, who took forward the process of filing and rejecting and on what basis changes were made in the records.
In land related matters, matching of digital records and old documents can also play an important role in the investigation. If differences are found between the original records and documents prepared later, it may reveal the pattern of alleged fraud. Similarly, statements of the actual owners of the land and the people nearby can also become part of the investigation.
At present the investigation of the entire matter is going on and the final confirmation of the allegations will be made only after the investigation is completed. Investigative agencies are busy connecting the links of suspicious documents, registries and cases related to filing and rejecting. If sufficient evidence is found in the investigation, action can also be taken against officers and employees who are in collusion with the land mafia.
Land dispute has already been a sensitive issue in Bihar. In such a situation, allegations like preparing fake documents of government land and getting it registered and rejected are serious. Now the focus is on the next action of the investigating agencies. If the investigation confirms a big network, then big action can be seen in this matter in the coming days.