ACB arrests sub-registrar for misusing official position

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of Delhi Police today arrested a sub-registrar for allegedly cheating, misusing his official position and rendering illegal benefit to the transferor of properties.
ACB officials arrested Gulshan Kumar, Sub-Registrar-VI-B of Narela and booked him for the alleged offenses of cheating and criminal conspiracy under the IPC and various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act relating to misuse of official position for pecuniary gains.
"A source information was received that large scale violation of various provisions of the Delhi Land Reform Act, 1954 is taking place during grant of NOC (no objection certificate) required for registration of sale deeds/ registry regarding sale of agricultural land in the villages falling under the jurisdiction of e-Sub-Registrar-VI-B (Narela) and the various provisions of the DLR Act are grossly violated," Surender Singh Yadav, Additional Commissioner of Police, ACB, said.

Police said the record at the sub-registrar's office and patwari at the office of SDM (Narela and Alipur) was checked and it was found that various sellers have obtained single NOC from the office of ADM (LA), Delhi and have executed more than one instrument of transfer (sale deed) in the name of different transferees on the basis of single NOC.
It said that in this way, transferor was avoided paying of fee for obtaining NOC for other purchasers.
Police said it was found that NOC for the transfer of agriculture land was verified by the Patwari as being an agriculture land but the land was being used for purposes other than agriculture.

The required fee for obtaining separate NOCs was also not being paid causing wrongful loss to the government exchequer and wrongful gain to themselves, it said.
On the basis of the enquiry, a case was registered at Police Station ACB, and accused Gulshan Kumar was arrested.
Police said further investigation is going on.