Govt land scam in Nagamangala: Upalokayukta registers suo motu case against Tahsildar, others

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The Upalokayukta has registered a suo motu lawsuit against Tahsildar of Nagamangala taluk and others successful transportation with the lawsuit relating to alleged instauration of fake documents for amerciable assistance of astir 300 acres of Government onshore worthy ₹200 crore successful the taluk.

A transgression lawsuit has besides been registered against 11 persons progressive successful the alleged scam aft a hunt by the officials showed ample standard manipulation of Government onshore records to facilitate the amerciable assistance of nationalist land.

With the apprehension of 5 Government officials successful the case, the Deputy Commissioner of Mandya Kumar has recommended to the Regional Commissioner, Mysuru, to suspend the Deputy Tahsildar, Devalapura Nada Kacheri, and Sheristedar, Nagamangala Taluk bureau and suspended 4 Second Division Assistants. A Village Assistant has besides been relieved successful the case.

The Tahsildar of Nagamangala taluk, who is liable for safeguarding authorities records, has been served with a show-cause announcement by the Deputy Commissioner for allowing the subordinate unit to illegally change records and committing dereliction of duty.

According to a property statement, Government onshore support oregon “darkhast” records similar cultivation (saguvali) slips, organisation records, authoritative memorandums, valuation documents and notices pertaining to the Government onshore successful the villages nether Nagamangala taluk specified arsenic H.N. Kavalu, Chikkajataka, Doddajataka, Karadahalli and others were recovered forged arsenic per the convenience of the accused. 

Also archetypal bureau records had been altered and the Government onshore was illegally granted by misusing authoritative authority, the connection said.

A transgression lawsuit had been registered against the 5 accused Government officials astatine Nagamangala Town constabulary presumption nether assorted Sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 pursuing raids conducted astatine the Nagamangala Taluk Office recently.

Second Division Assistant Satish H.V., Shirastedar Ravishankar, Village Assistant of Kantapura Circle S. Yogesh, Shirastedar Umesh and Second Division Assistant of the Record Room Gurumurthy, who had been arrested, were produced earlier the JMFC tribunal and sent to 14 days of judicial custody, the connection added.

Meanwhile, the Upalokayukta Mr Justice B. Veerappa has directed the Superintendent of Police, Karnataka Lokayukta, Mandya, to behaviour a thorough enquiry into the substance and taxable a elaborate study on with supporting documents by January 19, 2026.

Published - January 18, 2026 04:03 p.m. IST

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