BENGALURU: 30 years after employee took over the site, B.D.

Bengaluru: Police officials from the vigilance department of the Development Authority (BDA) have registered a criminal case against a former tax employee, accusing him of fraudulently registering a BDA corner site in the name of his wife. Or is it, which was to be auctioned in 1993. According to the complaint, Shankar Raj Urs fraudulently registered the site at 4 West Cord Road in the name of Vijayalakshmi between November 1994. It is 1,700 sqft and its current market price is more than Rs 1 crore. The suspect was working on the post of Secretary-03. The BDA was then given the responsibility of overseeing the work, including selecting several sites and conducting public auctions. However, Urs misused his official position and registered the site in his wife’s name,” the complaint said. When asked why it took 30 years to file the complaint, a BDA official said that files related to the case kept moving around and a lot of time was wasted. “”A request was made to execute the writ. When such a request is made, Officer Mu. Naked. But in this case no such document was available and it was handed over to the economic wing in BDA for detailed investigation. “Investigation found that Shankar had forged the seal and signature of the RIA in 1993-94 and had registered the site in his wife’s name,” he said. Ultimately the matter came to the surveillance branch. A case was registered under sections 120 (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and dishonesty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Who have not yet been able to meet the Urs couple, who are living in Malleshwaram by renting a house at the disputed site.