Land Mafia

An old man in a rugged and worn-out dhoti, rolling on the floor of the Collectorate office with folded hands, and repeating, "What should we do now?" with officers and visitors looking on.

The Enforcement Directorate, in their chargesheet, has alleged a web of corruption and manipulation in a Rs 600 crore land scam in which former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren is an accused.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Bulandshahr-based alleged land mafia Sudhir Kumar Goyal and his wife Rakhi Goyal in connection with a money laundering case.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured a tribal woman whose husband was allegedly killed by land mafia that she has no reason to worry and the government will take stern action in such cases.

He sought permission to stand outside the newspaper headquarters for two hours to abuse the bureau chief and the reporter.

A plot of land seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from the main accused in the Bihar topper scam has been taken over by the land mafia, officials have said.

Unnao district administration took major action on Sunday to tighten its grip on the land mafia and attached movable and immovable property worth more than one billion rupees of accused Dr Naseem Ahmed.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that mafias and other criminals used to forcibly occupy the land of the poor and demand "goonda tax" under previous governments, but the state is free of anarchy under the BJP.

Yogi Adityanath also asked officials to ensure quick and effective action on complaints related to land grabbing.

The Dr BR Ambedkar School of Specialised Excellence will have four storeys and 160 rooms, including 87 magnificent classrooms and four large classrooms.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pitched his state as a safe investment destination and also interacted with prominent Bollywood personalities during his visit to Mumbai, where Maharashtra's Opposition parties targeted him over his roadshow.

Singer Lucky Ali on Sunday alleged that Bengaluru-based "land mafia" is encroaching on his farm in Karnataka and that they are "forcibly and illegally" entering his property, located in Kenchenahalli, Yelahanka.

ED has seized cash, gold, and a Rolex watch from the residential premises of land mafia Bhupinder Singh Honey, a relative of Charanjit Singh Channi, and others in connection with an alleged illegal sand mining case.

The GautamBuddha Nagar police today attached properties worth over Rs 73 lakh belonging to two land mafias, officials said.

Congress-led United Democratic Front leaders staged a walkout from Kerala Assembly, alleging that Left government of shielding culprits in the illegal recent mass felling and smuggling of trees by forest mafia in the revenue land allotted to farmers.

An old man in a rugged and worn-out dhoti, rolling on the floor of the Collectorate office with folded hands, and repeating, "What should we do now?" with officers and visitors looking on.

The Enforcement Directorate, in their chargesheet, has alleged a web of corruption and manipulation in a Rs 600 crore land scam in which former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren is an accused.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Bulandshahr-based alleged land mafia Sudhir Kumar Goyal and his wife Rakhi Goyal in connection with a money laundering case.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured a tribal woman whose husband was allegedly killed by land mafia that she has no reason to worry and the government will take stern action in such cases.

He sought permission to stand outside the newspaper headquarters for two hours to abuse the bureau chief and the reporter.

A plot of land seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from the main accused in the Bihar topper scam has been taken over by the land mafia, officials have said.

Unnao district administration took major action on Sunday to tighten its grip on the land mafia and attached movable and immovable property worth more than one billion rupees of accused Dr Naseem Ahmed.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that mafias and other criminals used to forcibly occupy the land of the poor and demand "goonda tax" under previous governments, but the state is free of anarchy under the BJP.

Yogi Adityanath also asked officials to ensure quick and effective action on complaints related to land grabbing.

The Dr BR Ambedkar School of Specialised Excellence will have four storeys and 160 rooms, including 87 magnificent classrooms and four large classrooms.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pitched his state as a safe investment destination and also interacted with prominent Bollywood personalities during his visit to Mumbai, where Maharashtra's Opposition parties targeted him over his roadshow.

Singer Lucky Ali on Sunday alleged that Bengaluru-based "land mafia" is encroaching on his farm in Karnataka and that they are "forcibly and illegally" entering his property, located in Kenchenahalli, Yelahanka.

ED has seized cash, gold, and a Rolex watch from the residential premises of land mafia Bhupinder Singh Honey, a relative of Charanjit Singh Channi, and others in connection with an alleged illegal sand mining case.

The GautamBuddha Nagar police today attached properties worth over Rs 73 lakh belonging to two land mafias, officials said.

Congress-led United Democratic Front leaders staged a walkout from Kerala Assembly, alleging that Left government of shielding culprits in the illegal recent mass felling and smuggling of trees by forest mafia in the revenue land allotted to farmers.