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A SIT, which is investigating the NH-74 land compensation scam that originated in Udham Singh Nagar, has filed a chargesheet against 12 persons, including former SDMs DP Singh and Bhagat Singh Fonia, in the Uttarakhand High Court. Udhamsinghnagar SSP said that now their investigation will focus to other tehsils.
In the chargesheet, the 12 persons have been accused of land embezzlement that resulted in a loss of Rs 211 crore as revenue to the government. The SIT has completed its investigation at Jaspur, Kashipur and Sitarganj tehsils. In the second stage, it will carry out investigations at Bajpur, Gadarpur, Rudrapur and Kicha tehsils.
SSP, Udham Singh Nagar, Sadanand Date, said that The investigation will now shift focus to other tehsils after which a supplementary chargesheet will be filed. Three months ago, the SIT had arrested two SDMs and sent them to jail for their alleged role in the scam. So far, at least 15 persons have been jailed.
