D C Sahoo, Sub-Registrar-5A, Hauz Khas accused of forging revenue records in connivance with a private individual to transfer prime DDA land worth several crores to a private party on Josip Broz Tito Marg in Chirag Delhi. He, along with Ramesh Kumar, the then Kanoongo of the area and Record Room in charge, has been put under suspension in the same case.
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena’s commitment to probity and transparency has come to the fore with the suspension of a sub-registrar and a kanoongo. The duo is accused of fraud and misconduct in matters of land registry in South Delhi.
Showing his firm resolve to give a corruption-free administration in the National Capital, Saxena ensured the suspension of DC Sahoo, Sub-Registrar-5A, Hauz Khas to facilitate a fair inquiry into the alleged case of misconduct and corruption involving the forging of revenue records in connivance with a private individual to transfer prime DDA land worth several crores to a private party on Josip Broz Tito Marg in Chirag Delhi. Ramesh Kumar, the then Kanoongo of the area and Record Room in charge, has also been put under suspension in the same case.
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The L-G has been receiving several complaints about the said sub-registrar from MPs and MLAs, cutting across party lines, as indeed individual citizens and groups living in that area. Serious charges of corruption that included blatant demand of bribes for registering properties, sub-version of documents and high-handedness were brought to his notice.
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Upon inquiry, it was found that in the extant case the sub-registrar had, in criminal connivance with private individuals and the kanoongo in charge of the area, not only forged documents to show that the land measuring 1250 Sq. A yard that belonged to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was freehold but also registered a sale deed in February 2022.
A report to this effect, along with a recommendation to suspend the two officials to enable fair and detailed inquiry into the whole matter, was put up for approval of the Chief Secretary who is the competent authority in this case on June 17, 2022, and the suspension orders thereto were issued on June 21st, 2022 subsequently.
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