Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh September 11-
The Punjab VB, on Wednesday, has arrested Kuldeep Singh, Patwari (now Kanungo), posted in revenue circle Dumewal, Tehsil Nangal, in Roopnagar district for entering illegal transfer/mutation of land of village Karuran, Tehsil Nurpurbedi, to the department of Forests Punjab. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said in this regard a case FIR No. 69, dated 28.06.2022 had already been registered under section 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC and section 7, 7A, 8, 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act at police station Nurpurbedi, in Roopnagar. He further added that in the year 2020, officials/officers of the state department of Revenue and department of Forests, in connivance with private persons, got registered 54 acres low-valued land of village Karuran, Tehsil Nurpurbedi, at inflated prices in the name of Forests department thereby inflicting a loss of Rs. 5.35 crores to the State government. The spokesperson revealed that the above-mentioned accused Patwari Kuldeep Singh, in collusion with private persons, registered this illegal/fake transfer of land and then, in connivance with Raghvir Singh, the then Naib-Tehsildar, approved 73 fake mutations and transfers.