N R Ramesh
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Bengaluru: BJP leader N R Ramesh on Thursday alleged that politicians, in collusion with Bengaluru Urban district officials, have illegally taken over nearly 500 acres of government land in Tavarekere, Bengaluru South taluk.
The former corporator has filed complaints with the Lokayukta and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Ramesh said the accused created fake documents to claim ownership of the land. He highlighted a 106.37-acre parcel in Survey Number 68 of Deva Machohalli village, comprising 45.15 acres of Sarkari Gomala land and the rest classified as government ‘A’ and ‘B’ kharab land.
Another disputed plot is a 35.24-acre tract in Survey Number 4 of Yalachaguppe Rampura village, of which 16.26 acres is gomala land and the remainder kharab, he said.
Ramesh further alleged illegal occupation of 90.14 acres in Survey Number 19 (Ganakallu village); 2 acres in Survey Number 20/2 (Yalachaguppe village); 85.09 acres in Survey Number 116 (Kurubarahalli village); 113.07 acres in Survey Number 158 (Kuruvarahalli village); and 3.07 acres in Survey Number 159 (Tavarekere village).
Citing a total of eight cases of land grab, he said an earlier attempt in 2006 had failed after the government rejected a khata transfer request. However, in 2022, revenue officials allegedly created a khata using a fictitious survey number.
Ramesh estimated the land scam to be among the biggest in Bengaluru, valued at around Rs 12,000 crore.