The Enforcement Directorate has been carrying out raids at14 premises in Chandigarh, Mohali & Hoshiarpur linked to the then NaibTehsildar, a Patwari, a Nambardar and a property dealer in connection with theShamlat Land case.
As per information, the case pertains to committing wrongmutation of 1,295 acres of shamlat land at Seonk villlage, SAS Nagar district.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau had earlier in November 2020 arrested VarinderpalSingh Dhoot, the then Naib Tehsildar block Majri, Kangoo Raghbir Singh andPatwari Iqbal Singh along with property dealer Sham Lal and Nambardar GurnamSingh, who were found to have affected the mutation of shamlat land.
A case under Sections 409, 420, 465, 467, 471, 120-B IPCand 7, 7(a) Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 has been registered against theabove-mentioned persons on the basis of Vigilance Enquiry and furtherinvestigation is under progress.
During vigilance inquiry it was found that the mutationof division of 1,295 acres of shamlat land (around 117 acres) of shares wasaltered by reducing the shares of 24 beneficiaries and added the shares ofother peoples, who are not even residents of this village.