In connection with illegal conversion of agricultural land to the tune of several lakhs of rupees into residential and commercial land, police have booked as many as six persons including a senior Government employee here, police said.
Following the complaint of a social activist, police have booked one Harshvardhan Singh who was earlier posted as OSD in Raipur Collectorate, Amit Sharma, Rajkumar Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Jhaggaram and Chintamani Sahu on charges of forgery.
During the course of investigation, it came to light that the accused have allegedly transformed agricultural land measuring around 3.5 lakh square feet located at village Sandongri in Raipur’s outskirts into commercial and residential land through illegal means.
According to the police, on the complaint of social activist, police have forwarded the case of Special Investigation Cell (SIC) of the Chhattisgarh Police.
In its investigation, SIC sleuths learnt that accused have converted the land into commercial and residential in a forged manner.
In this connection, police have registered a case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and investigating the matter further, added police.