A land scam has come to the fore in the district in which District Bar Association president Dhruba Jena is alleged to be involved. A case has been filed at the Civil Judge Court in this regard.
Petitioner Sarat Chandra Sahu who is a member of the managing committee of Kendrapara-based DS law College, alleged in his petition that Dhruba Charan Jena, who is also a former member of the committee allegedly by forming Baladevjew Education Trust sold away 1.4 acres of land of the college at Odisa Mauza in Mirapatana area.
According to sources, one Subrata Sahu, son of late Dinabandhu Sahu, had donated 1.4 acres of land to the DS law College on last August 31, 1987. But Jena, who was the managing committee member of the college then, allegedly sold the land to a minority community lady by making sale deed in 2004. But the matter came to the notice following the woman started selling the land to some persons.
Sarat Chandra Sahu filed a petition before the civil court against eight persons, including Dhruba Charan Jena, in this regard and he appealed to the court to dismiss the land sale deeds.