Madhya Pradesh: 50 property records found in his name, Khandwa revenue official suspended
In Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, a revenue official named Rajesh Mandloi and his wife Manisha were found to have 51 properties recorded in their names. The revelation came after the release of property records under the Swamitva land-rights scheme. The matter led to Mandloi's suspension and a departmental inquiry. The 51 properties included a village courtyard shared by four families and an area containing a stepwell.
Mandloi was previously posted as a patwari in Kolgaon, responsible for maintaining land records. The 48 properties recorded in Mandloi's name and the three in his wife's name were identified during scrutiny of the property records. The discovery has raised questions about the verification process in the Swamitva scheme. District officials stated that the suspension followed a report submitted by the Naib Tehsildar of the Jawar revenue circle, alleging that the names were deliberately entered in government land records.
The case has sparked inquiries into how the disputed entries managed to pass through the various stages of property record preparation and approval.
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