CHANDIGARH: Three Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers as well officials of the revenue department from Palwal district have been indicted in a probe for allegedly indulging in malpractices during the land acquisition process for the Special Railway project of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor between Sonipat and Palwal districts.
After this came to light six months ago, an investigation had been ordered.
Following the submission of the probe report to the CMO in May-end, Haryana chief minister ML Khattar on Friday ordered suspension of HCS officer Kanwar Singh and SDM Palwal and sought an explanation from two other officers Dr Naresh and Jitender Kumar.
Haryana CM has ordered registration of criminal cases and under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the errant officials and sought disciplinary departmental action against the reader of LAC and registration clerk.
Besides this, orders issued from the office of ACS Revenue Sanjeev Kaushal have directed deputy commissioners to book officials of the revenue department who allegedly tried to buy land which was under acquisition process .
According to information, the Haryana government had to acquire land for the special railway project and the compensation had to be paid by railways.
Soon after the demarcation of land, the revenue officials, including the officers, had allegedly purchased plots of land which were under acquisition to make a fast buck.
According to officials, the land was acquired at a heavy cost and huge compensation was made to the oustees.
It is alleged that the officials directly or indirectly purchased the land and made an attempt to get the compensation.