Elderly Omveer Singh and his wife Meena Devi sitting dejected in the police station.
– Photo : Samvad
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About 22 years ago, the administration had given about two and a half bighas of land on lease to a woman from Ukhlana village under Kol tehsil of Aligarh. Which has been occupied by some members of the family for the last three-four years. The elderly victim, living alone with her husband in the village, has been knocking at the door of the administration for the last several months to get her land back. Even after accepting the complaint as true, the responsible officials have not been able to free the land from encroachment. In this regard, the elderly couple reached Harduaganj police station on the afternoon of 28 December to complain, but could not meet the officials.
Woman Meena Devi, wife of Omveer Singh, resident of Ukhlana village of Harduaganj police station area, told that in the year 2001, she was allotted about two and a half bighas of land of Gata number 551/4 by the Tehsil administration. On which he had constructed a room by making a boundary wall, which was used for tying animals. The old lady says that during the excessive rains a year ago, some people of the family started herding the cattle on that plot by taking permission from her. After a few days, as part of a well-planned conspiracy, they killed their cattle and drove them away and took over the land.
The elderly couple alleges that the husband and wife live alone, taking advantage of this, the accused Mithun Chauhan alias Guddu, son of Kalicharan and Akhilesh Chauhan, son of Tejveer Singh, threaten them and threaten them with death if they interfere in the occupied land. Are. The couple, who reached the police station in the afternoon on December 28, said that they have complained in this regard to the Aligarh District Magistrate, SDM Cole, DIG, SSP on the Chief Minister’s portal, but all the officials are not able to get their captured land back even after considering their documents as valid. Not taking interest in. The couple told that they could not meet the police station incharge on December 28. The SO remained busy due to some major incident, while the policemen considered him to be a part of the crowd gathered at the police station and sent him away from there.
The complaint of land encroachment of an elderly couple will be investigated. In case of illegal occupation, it will be freed from possession and action will be taken against the culprits. – Ravi Shankar, SDM Cole
