Initial probe into the alleged bungling by the housing committee members of Khamhardih located Income Tax Colony including sale of land meant for road and garden as housing plots, tampering with the layout and other complaints has been completed.
In the probe complaints raised by the residents of the colony were found true. After seeing the initial report, district collector has ordered for detailed probe in to the allegation, report of which is likely to come in 8-10 days after which cases will be lodged in police against the guilty. Notably, Residents of the Sales Tax Colony including Vasudeo Jotwani and Jayant Katankar accusing the committee members of selling the land reserved for road and gardens as housing plots illegally had urged the district collector order probe into the bungling.
Taking the public complaints seriously Collector Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi had asked the Sub divisional Magistrate to probe the matter immediately. According to sources, SDM B C Sahu submitted the initial report on irregularities committed in the Colony to the collector but action against the culprits is yet to be taken as committee members are high profile officials of Sales Tax Department.
According to SDM Sahu, president of the said housing committee is N K Mitra who has only recently retired from the post of Sales Tax Department assistant Commissioner. A R THaku and Arun Shukla, members of the board of directors too are retired sales tax officers. Residents of the colony alleged that after lodging the complaints regarding land related irregularities with the deputy registrar, Cooperative Institutions,, Karmachari Grih Nirman Samiti was dissolved and was put under liquidation process.
Cooperative Inspector lalit Sharma Has been appointed liquidator and has been asked to submit his report within 15 days. The bord of directors of the Samiti was told to hand over charge to Sharma immediately but even after passing of one and half months he was not given the charge. SDM also asked tehsildar to ensure that Sharma gets the charge immediately but the dillydallying attitude of the concerned officials is raising question on the role of the tehsildar itself.