Mysore/Mysuru: A Right To Information (RTI) activist has unearthed efforts by land sharks to usurp a piece of land worth crores of rupees by getting the property registered as a Gift Deed in the name of a dead person by taking another person to the Sub-Registrar’s Office in place of the dead person.
The reply to the RTI filed by B.N. Nagendra has revealed efforts by land sharks to take over 4-04 acres of land in Survey No. 244 in Kesare, Kasaba hobli in Mysuru taluk. In this background, Nagendra had collected the documents and filed objections with the Deputy Commissioner and Tahsildar. Besides, he has lodged a complaint at Narasimharaja (NR) Police Station. According to land records, this piece of land mentioned as ‘Sarkari Kharab’ has been purchased by Narasingarao of Krishnamurthypuram, Mysuru, in the Government auction. Later, it was sold to, A. Selvaraj, son of Amaldas. From 1970 to 2,000, the name has been mentioned as A. Cheluvaraju in Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops (RTC). However, Cheluvaraju has died on August 28, 1986 at Jaamdal village in Holenarasipura taluk of Hassan district, according to death certificate issued by Holenarasipura Tahsildar in letter vide 3/1986.
