CBI REGISTERS A CASE RELATING TO ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN THE PURCHASE OF LAND FROM FARMERS/LAND OWNERS OF DISTRICT GURGAON (HARYANA)

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case U/s 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and U/s 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against unknown public servants of Haryana Government and unknown private persons on the request of Haryana Government and further directions of Government of India. CBI took over the investigation of FIR No.510 U/s 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and U/s 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 registered at Police Station Manesar, District Gurgaon (Haryana) on the allegations that the private builders in conspiracy with unknown public servants of Haryana Government had purchased around 400 acres of land from the farmers and land owners of village Manesar, Naurangpur & Lakhnoula, District Gurgaon at throw away prices, under the threat of acquisition by the Government, during the period 27.08.2004 to 24.08.2007. In this process, initially, the Haryana Government had issued notification U/s 4, 6 and 9 of Land Acquisition Act for acquisition of land measuring about 912 acres for setting up an Industrial Model Township at Villages Manesar, Naurangpur and Lakhnoula in Distt. Gurgaon. After that, all the land had allegedly been grabbed from the land owners by the private builders under the threat of acquisition at meager rates. An order was also passed by the competent authority i.e. the Director of Industries on 24.08.2007 releasing this land from the acquisition process and the land was released in violation of the government policy, in favour of the builders, their companies and agents, instead of the original land owners. In the said manner, land measuring about 400 acres whose market value at that time was above Rs. 4 crore per acre (approx) totaling about Rs. 1600 crores (approx) was allegedly purchased by the private builders & others from the innocent land owners for only about Rs. 100 crores(approx). An alleged loss of Rs.1500 crores(approx) to the land owners of village Manesar, Naurangpur and Lakhnoula of District Gurgaon was caused.