IANS | 10 Jul, 2024
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cracked down on several
government officials and employees in a case of illegal sale of land and its
allocation to the accused close aides, in Sirsaganj tehsil of Firozabad
district.
The government has suspended the SDM, Naib Tehsildar, Revenue Inspector,
Lekhpal, and Peshkar in the case and has instructed the District Magistrate to
file an FIR against the accused in addition to initiating departmental action
against them.
Simultaneously, the state government's Vigilance department has issued
instructions to investigate disproportionate assets angle against all the
implicated officers and employees. This action has been taken after the
recommendation of the committee constituted for investigation.
During his tenure in Sirsaganj tehsil, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Vivek
Rajput of Firozabad, while adjudicating a case related to the land in village
Rudhaini in June 2024, overturned the lower court's decision and issued a
suspicious order.
Within just five days of this ruling, he facilitated the irregular
transfer of land to residents from his home district and other close relatives,
allegedly abusing his official position.
Based on prima facie findings, the Uttar Pradesh government has promptly
suspended Vivek Rajput and has recommended further departmental action against
him.
Simultaneously, the Revenue Board has taken action against in-charge
Tehsildar/Naib Tehsildar Naveen Kumar, suspending him for abusing his post to
acquire land in collaboration with revenue officers, thereby breaching
Government Servant Conduct Rules.
Following an investigation into allegations of land grabbing and crop
destruction, Accountant Abhilash Singh has been suspended by the SDM.
The action was taken after he was found guilty in the probe, with
directives issued for both departmental proceedings and the filing of an FIR
against him.
The state's Vigilance department has given instructions to investigate
the disproportionate assets angle against SDM Vivek Rajput, Naib Tehsildar
Naveen Kumar, Revenue Inspector Mukesh Kumar Singh, Accountant Abhilash Singh
and SDM’s Reader Pramod Shakya.
The government has also recommended FIR along with departmental action
against all of them.