Thanks to prompt and determined action by the District Administration of Jammu, attempts of a land mafia to grab and damage the state land Khasra No.219 at village Pargalta close to Bajalta railway station have been stymied. A brazen faced attempt was made under cover of darkness and in a drizzle to deploy machinery to change the face of the land and inflict damage to Government property. Obviously such audacious acts take shape only when the perpetrators have covert support of sections of officialdom, be it the revenue or the police department. Apart from this, a second attempt made by the land mafia shows that they also enjoy support from sections of political leadership. Without these agencies extending clandestine support, the miscreants cannot muster courage to do what they had planned to do. The DC has rightly taken full notice and ordered filing of FIR, which has already been done. Additionally, he has ordered inquiry into the criminal act. This is the correct and legal action which he is expected to do as the head of the administration in the district. We have no doubt in our mind that the inquiry committee will submit a report of its finding and then proper and legal action will follow. We appreciate cooperation offered by the police in thwarting the conspiracy.
It may be reminded that we have, in these columns, taken up the case of land mafia spreading its tentacles in Jammu. The mafia has grown substantially and is always on the prowl to grab land wherever it can. They have developed nexus in the Revenue and Police and Forest Departments. This menace has to be eradicated once for all. Unless the involved persons are apprehended and given exemplary punishment, they may not abandon their nefarious activities.
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