VB Registers Case Against Patwari, Two Private Persons for Obtaining Rs 1 Crore Compensation

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has registered a criminal case against Navdeep Singh, Patwari, posted at revenue halka Kishanpura Kalan, Moga district, Dilkush Kumari, a resident of village Adraman, Moga, and Harminder Singh alias Gagan, a resident of village Rasulpur, Moga district, for conniving to facilitate an illegal beneficiary to avail compensation of Rs 10,065,724 by preparing false assessment reports pertaining to ownership of government land.

According to an official spokesperson of the state VB, a FIR No. 19 dated 12.08.2024 has been registered under sections 13(1) (a) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and under sections 409, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the IPC at VB Police Station Ferozepur range.

During the investigation, it was found that land owned by the Rehabilitation Department of the Punjab Government, situated at village Adraman, tehsil Dharamkot, district Moga, had been wrongly transferred in the name of Dilkush Kumari, and mutation was entered in her name as the owner of this government land. The signatures on the mutation were found to be fake, and the then Kanungo and Naib Tehsildar posted in tehsil Dharmkot denied signing the transfer.

The spokesperson added that the probe revealed that the assessment report and A-roll of acquired land were prepared by Navdeep Singh Patwari, who colluded with Harminder Singh alias Gagan to facilitate this illegal compensation to Dilkush Kumari. The role of other concerned officers/employees of the Revenue Department would be investigated during further enquiry into this case.