Close X
Friday, November 15, 2024
ADVT 
India

CM Yogi cracks down on govt officials over illegal sale of land

Darpan News Desk IANS, 10 Jul, 2024 12:49 PM
  • CM Yogi cracks down on govt officials over illegal sale of land

Lucknow, July 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cracked down on several government officials and employees in a case of illegal sale of land and its allocation to the accused close aides, in Sirsaganj tehsil of Firozabad district.

The government has suspended the SDM, Naib Tehsildar, Revenue Inspector, Lekhpal, and Peshkar in the case and has instructed the District Magistrate to file an FIR against the accused in addition to initiating departmental action against them.

Simultaneously, the state government's Vigilance department has issued instructions to investigate disproportionate assets angle against all the implicated officers and employees. This action has been taken after the recommendation of the committee constituted for investigation.

During his tenure in Sirsaganj tehsil, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Vivek Rajput of Firozabad, while adjudicating a case related to the land in village Rudhaini in June 2024, overturned the lower court's decision and issued a suspicious order.

Within just five days of this ruling, he facilitated the irregular transfer of land to residents from his home district and other close relatives, allegedly abusing his official position.

Based on prima facie findings, the Uttar Pradesh government has promptly suspended Vivek Rajput and has recommended further departmental action against him.

Simultaneously, the Revenue Board has taken action against in-charge Tehsildar/Naib Tehsildar Naveen Kumar, suspending him for abusing his post to acquire land in collaboration with revenue officers, thereby breaching Government Servant Conduct Rules.

Following an investigation into allegations of land grabbing and crop destruction, Accountant Abhilash Singh has been suspended by the SDM.

The action was taken after he was found guilty in the probe, with directives issued for both departmental proceedings and the filing of an FIR against him.

The state's Vigilance department has given instructions to investigate the disproportionate assets angle against SDM Vivek Rajput, Naib Tehsildar Naveen Kumar, Revenue Inspector Mukesh Kumar Singh, Accountant Abhilash Singh and SDM’s Reader Pramod Shakya.

The government has also recommended FIR along with departmental action against all of them.

MORE India ARTICLES

ED freezes cash, bank balances worth Rs 45cr after searches at 14 locations

ED freezes cash, bank balances worth Rs 45cr after searches at 14 locations
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has frozen cash, bank balance and shares worth more than Rs 45 crore after it recently carried out searches at 14 locations in Mumbai and Chennai in a money laundering case linked to alleged misappropriation of Rs 129 crore.

ED freezes cash, bank balances worth Rs 45cr after searches at 14 locations

Delhi records alarming surge in crimes against women, cyber cases in 2022

Delhi records alarming surge in crimes against women, cyber cases in 2022
In comparison to the previous years, the figures expose a worrisome trend. In 2020 and 2021, the recorded cases were 10,093 and 14,277, respectively, indicating a concerning upward trajectory. The NCRB data provides a detailed breakdown of crimes in the national capital.

Delhi records alarming surge in crimes against women, cyber cases in 2022

India achieved emission intensity-related target 11 years ago: PM Modi at COP28

India achieved emission intensity-related target 11 years ago: PM Modi at COP28
Modi was received at the venue of the COP28 summit by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. During the summit, Modi met UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron and former Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair and admired their passion to work towards sustainable development.

India achieved emission intensity-related target 11 years ago: PM Modi at COP28

Punjab hikes state agreed price of sugarcane by Rs 11 per quintal

Punjab hikes state agreed price of sugarcane by Rs 11 per quintal
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced a state agreed price (SAP) hike for sugarcane by Rs 11 per quintal. The opposition Congress demanded a minimum increase of Rs 20 per quintal in SAP of sugarcane to take it to Rs 400 per quintal for the 2023-24 season.    

Punjab hikes state agreed price of sugarcane by Rs 11 per quintal

Cash-for-job scam: 21 govt officials suspended in Assam

Cash-for-job scam: 21 govt officials suspended in Assam
At least 21 high-ranked government officers including senior police personnel were suspended by Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria for their alleged involvement in a cash-for-job scam in the recruitment examinations conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission, an official said on Friday. Ten officers of the Assam Civil Service (ACS) and 11 officers of the Assam Police Service (APS) are among the suspended officials.

Cash-for-job scam: 21 govt officials suspended in Assam

Cocaine worth Rs 220 cr seized from Denmark-bound ship at Paradip port

Cocaine worth Rs 220 cr seized from Denmark-bound ship at Paradip port
Customs officials have seized a large quantity of cocaine from a Denmark-bound ship berthed at the Paradip International Cargo Terminal at Paradip port during a raid, an official said Friday. The officials have recovered cocaine weighing 22 kg valued at around Rs 220 crore in the international market during the search of the ship that continued on Friday.

Cocaine worth Rs 220 cr seized from Denmark-bound ship at Paradip port