Assam Police arrests 453 land brokers in overnight raids in crackdown on 'Dalal Raj'

Assam Police arrested 453 land brokers in 24 hours after Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's call to end 'Dalal Raj' in the state.

Days after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cautioned the Revenue Circle Officers in all districts of the state to maintain distance from the brokers and middlemen in land deals, the Assam Police arrested 453 land brokers from various parts of the state on Monday night. 453 land brokers picked up so far in continuing raids by @assampolice in our concerted pledge to end #AssamFightsDalalRaj. This notorious practice of brokers/dalals in revenue offices harassing commoners must end. Our fight against nefarious activities will go on relentlessly In line with directions of the Hon @CMOfficeAssam the teams of @assampolice have arrested more than 450 persons last night indulging in unlawful activities involving land sale/purchase/holding.

Speaking on the incident, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "453 land brokers have been picked up so far in raids by Assam police in our concerted pledge to end Dalal Raj in the state."