Fraudulent transfer of 90 kanal of state land unearthed

The Anti Corruption Department Punjab has unearthed fraudulent transfer of 90 kanal government land worth billions of rupees through fake registration by the revenue officials.
A DGPR press release said that department has arrested In-Charge District Revenue Record Room Rana Shahbaz, officials of service centre Mansoor, Ehsan ul Haq and members Qabza mafia Arshad Ahmed, Shabir Toor, Bashir Ahmed and Barkat property dealer on transferring 90 kanal government land worth billions of rupees adjacent to Bahria Town on fake registration whereas Special Judge Anti Corruption Lahore dismissed pre-arrest bail of Assistant Director Land Record Waqas Maalik Wattoo.
DCO Lahore Captain Muhammad Usman (Retd) as ex-officio Deputy Director Anti Corruption conducted inquiry of the matter and sent it to Director General Anti Corruption Punjab. On the order of DG Anti Corruption, Anti Corruption Lahore region registered a case No 64/2015 under sections PPC 104, 471, 468, 420 and 5(2)47PCA and constituted a special team headed by Deputy Director Lahore for investigation of the case.
The press release said that members of land mafia Arshad r/o Pattoki, Shabir Toor Warraich r/o of Lahore, Mansoor Iqbal r/o Mustafabad, Barkat property dealer r/o Chungi Amar Sidhu and Ramzan property dealer in connivance with the Assistant Director Land Record tehsil Raiwind Lahore Waqas Maalik Wattoo and Rana Shahbaz Head Clerk In-Charge District Record Room committed fraud of 90 kanal government land worth billions of rupees by transferring through a fake registration whereas in 1990, Hafeez Ahmed got approved registration document No 3293 dated 08-05-1990 of two and a half marla house.
Rana Shahbaz prepared a bogus registration deed of government land and pasted it on the genuine registration deed of Hafeez Ahmed. Later, on the basis of this bogus registration deed, Assistant Director Land Record Waqas Maalik Wattoo, Ehsan ul Haq, service centre officials in connivance of the accused got approved 90 kanal land vide transfer No 141 in favour of Arshad, Bashir and Mansoor Iqbal whereas Additional District Collector General had already ordered to seal the bogus registration before transferring of land.