BDA unearths land fraud, FIR against four, including Revenue Department officer
The Bangalore Development Authority's vigilance wing has uncovered a land fraud case from 2017 involving forged documents and the illegal transfer of a 2-acre 35-gunta plot in J.P. Nagar's 8th Phase. Four individuals, including Assistant Commissioner L.C. Nagaraj of the Revenue Department, have been named in the FIR for allegedly conspiring to claim ownership of the acquired land. The investigation revealed misuse of official positions and falsified property records to facilitate the fraudulent transaction.
- ▪The fraud involves a 2-acre 35-gunta land parcel in Survey No. 176/1, acquired for J.P. Nagar 8th Phase development.
- ▪The property transaction dates back to 2017 and was recently uncovered by the BDA vigilance wing.
- ▪L.C. Nagaraj, Assistant Commissioner of the Bengaluru Sub-Division Revenue Department, is among the accused.
- ▪The accused allegedly used forged documents and abused official positions to illegally claim land ownership.
- ▪The FIR was filed based on a complaint identifying Lakshminarayana C., Maruthikumar, Pradeepa H.R., and L.C. Nagaraj as conspirators.
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The vigilance wing of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has unearthed a scam and has registered a case against a group of four people, including the Assistant Commissioner of the Revenue Department, for a large-scale land fraud involving forged documents and the misuse of official positions.The property transaction dates back to 2017 and was only unearthed now. According to the complaint, the accused — Lakshminarayana C., Maruthikumar, Pradeepa H.R., and L.C. Nagaraj, Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru Sub-Division, are alleged to have conspired to illegally claim ownership of a prime land parcel measuring 2 acres 35 guntas in Survey No. 176/1, which had been acquired for the development of J.P. Nagar 8th Phase layout.
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