Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Jan 31: The Deputy Commissioner Poonch, MH Malik along with Sub Divisional Magistrate Mendhar Sher Singh visited the encroached Government land site at Bera village near Mendhar today and directed the Tehsil Administration to get the entire grabbed land vacated from the encroachers.
The Government had approved nearly 350 kanals of State land falling in Khasra No. 689 for the construction of Sports Stadium in Mendhar about two years ago. While the process of construction at the Sports Stadium was delayed, about two dozen families including a local politician grabbed nearly 200 kanals of land and also raised structures there while the local Revenue authorities remained the mute spectators. Even they allegedly facilitated the land grabbing.
The SDM taking cognizance of the matter, directed the Tehsildar to go for lodging an FIR against the land grabbers. Accordingly, the police registered an FIR against 21 persons three days back but no action was taken in this regard. As the matter came to the notice of massive land grabbing in Mendhar, the DC MH Malik along with SDM, Tehsildar and Police reached the site for on spot inspection. He directed the Tehsil Administration to get this Govt land cleared within a day a or two. He also directed to take action against the Revenue officials for tampering record.
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