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JAMMU: In a recent statement, Former Minister J&K and senior Congress leader Yogesh Sawhney urged authorities to initiate an immediate probe into the alleged land scam where several Revenue maps and documents of Sunjwan and Chowadhi villages in Bahu district of Jammu & Kashmir were discovered to be missing from records. Sawhney said that it is shocking that official records have gone missing from a Government office and if properly investigated, it could possibly unveil a huge land scam behind occurrence. The Government must take immediate and harsh steps to get to bottom of the matter and find out who the culprits are, he asserted.
The senior leader further stated that it seems to be a well-planned and well-thought out fraud that has been going on right under noses of the concerned officials. He speculated that the disappearance of official documents from a government office cannot be work of some common man. “Definitely, the inquiry would bring up some big names involved in the matter. Only someone in a good position and with connections can misuse powers to make it possible. Guilty must be booked under the law and stringent punishments should be awarded to set an example. Furthermore, if documents have been missing for quite some time, how were Fard-e-Intikhabs for these Revenue villages were being issued and other related official work was carried on,” he asked.
He urged administration to undertake a strict inquiry into the matter without wasting any time and take serious action against all who are involved. Whoever is responsible for missing revenue maps must be apprehended under the terms of the law and justice should be departed. Jammu & Kashmir should not be allowed to turn into a land of scams under an ignorant and selfish Government, Sawhney maintained.