Officers responsible for irregularities will not be protected, says DC
The Hindu
Clearances issued to residential properties in Sringeri taluk under the scanner
Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner K.N. Ramesh has said all those involved in alleged irregularities in clearing applications seeking regularisation of residential properties in Sringeri taluk will face action. There was no question of protecting anyone, irrespective of the position they held.
Speaking to presspersons in Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday, Mr. Ramesh said the district administration had taken note of the allegations of irregularities in the taluk office. ACB police had conducted the probe and arrested the tahsildar. A committee had been constituted with Assistant Commissioner H.L. Nagaraj as the head. “Prima facie it looks there were irregularities in handling the applications submitted under Sec 94(C) of the Land Revenue Act. The set procedure is not followed and records are not maintained. Three staff members have been suspended. Criminal cases will be booked against them”, he said.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.