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Uttarakhand / Dehradun : Vigilance arrested Kanungo taking bribe in Doiwala

The Vigilance team caught Kanungo posted in Doiwala Tehsil while taking a bribe of five thousand rupees on Wednesday. There was a stir in the tehsil due to the action of Vigilance. The Vigilance team arrested Kanungo and took him with him to Dehradun.

It is alleged that Kanungo Motilal of Tehsil had demanded five thousand rupees from a person to report on the documents of land use change. The victim complained to the Vigilance. Vigilance team reached Doiwala tehsil on Wednesday and caught the accused Kanungo taking a bribe of five thousand rupees on the spot. The Vigilance team also checked other documents kept in the cupboard in Kanungo’s room. In the Tehsil, Kanungo’s room was completely closed and interrogated.

Land use change cases coming in large numbers
Taking bribe of Kanungo of Tehsil in the name of land use change is not a new thing. After becoming the capital, the land prices are touching the sky. In such a situation, cases like land use change started coming in large numbers in the tehsil. The authorities levied a facilitation fee for reporting on the documents. There are many such areas of Doiwala tehsil, where land purchase and land use change are being done. Since Doiwala is just 25 km away from Dehradun headquarter. In such a situation, people are interested in building housing and construction work for commercial activities. To convert agricultural land to populated area, land use has to be changed. After the formation of tehsil, the cases of land use change have increased very fast in the area. Seeing the skyrocketing prices of land, the officials do not shy away from demanding bribe in cases like land use change.