Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) today registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act following allegation that a private party managed to obtain compensation for a piece of land from the government twice during the past three decades.
"An FIR under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and Ranbir Penal Code was registered against officials of SKIMS and Revenue department along with the private party for the double payment to a piece of land measuring 33 marlas (8976 square feet) which was made dishonestly, fraudulently and by mutilating the relevant records", a spokesman of the SVO said here.
He said the case was registered on the basis of a letter of Estates officer SKIMS Soura, alleging therein that beneficiary of the land at Estate Zonnimar was compensated against the acquisition way back in June 1982 through district Collector Land Acquisition Srinagar.
The letter revealed that the successors of the land owner have in active league and connivance with Revenue officers again processed and obtained the compensation for it through District Collector land Acquisition in the year 2013, as such obtained double payment for the same piece of land, he said.
He said the second payment resulted in the conferment of undue benefit on the beneficiaries with the corresponding loss to the state exchequer.
