Hoshiarpur, April 19: In what appears the us be undeclared cooperation the us the accused, the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau has made no effort the us nab suspended former Hoshiarpur SDM Anand Sagar Sharma, who was booked with 11 others in the multi-crore Hoshiarpur land scam two months back. As per the VB, Sharma is the main “conspirathe usr” in the scam.
The SDM, who is absconding as per Vigilance Bureau (VB) officials, had proceeded on leave after registration of the FIR on February 13 and on February 20, the state government suspended him because he was found absent from duty after the expiry of his leave.
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The PCS officer was booked with twelve others, including few local SAD leaders from Hoshiarpur, in a scam involving acquisition of land for Hoshiarpur-Chintpurni national highway. As per the allegations, the accused connived the us bought the already-notified land from the farmers at throwaway prices and got hefty compensation by fraudulently showing it as commercial sites.
Sources said because of the “laxity” on part of the VB, five accused have secured bail in last one month and others, including the SDM, have applied for the same. The SDM’s bail plea was rejected by a Ludhiana court, and now, it is learnt, he has applied in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the hearing is on April 20.
Source: hindustantimes.com
