Govt. land records found in private farmhouse, probe ordered into ‘land scam’ in Karnataka
Recent raids by the Karnataka Lokayukta found a huge cache of government land revenue records pertaining to Kolar district at a private person’s farmhouse, leading to a suo motu case being taken up. However, the order notes that the district administration has not yet submitted the required report.The Lokayukta has scheduled the next hearing in the matter on August 21, 2026, at 3.30 p.m., in the presence of senior officials of the Revenue Department.
- ▪Recent raids by the Karnataka Lokayukta found a huge cache of government land revenue records pertaining to Kolar district at a private person’s farmhouse, leading to a suo motu case being taken up.
- ▪However, the order notes that the district administration has not yet submitted the required report.The Lokayukta has scheduled the next hearing in the matter on August 21, 2026, at 3.30 p.m., in the presence of senior officials of the Reve
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Recent raids by the Karnataka Lokayukta found a huge cache of government land revenue records pertaining to Kolar district at a private person’s farmhouse, leading to a suo motu case being taken up. Probing allegations of fake documents being created to falsely establish grants over government land, involving a senior survey supervisor, the Lokayukta raided several premises, including the farmhouse of a friend of the prime accused in Hoskote, where government documents were found.During the searches, investigators seized 435 documents, including 128 original government records, such as grant registers, patta books, khata registers, podi records, and other land revenue documents.
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