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Three surveyors booked for 103 irregular applications in Bengaluru
Deccan Herald reports that three surveyors have been booked for allegedly misusing survey software to process 103 irregular property applications in Bengaluru. The accused are D Shivashankar, a government surveyor, Arun Kumar…
The Story in Brief
Deccan Herald reports that three surveyors have been booked for allegedly misusing survey software to process 103 irregular property applications in Bengaluru. The accused are D Shivashankar, a government surveyor, Arun Kumar of the K R Puram ADLR office, and Manjunath S, also attached to the K R Puram office.
The irregularities were detected during a probe into the software misuse. The surveyors face charges of cheating and forgery under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigation is ongoing to determine if more officials are involved.
The Indian Opinion
This case risks being dismissed as a few errant officials, but the scale, 103 irregular applications, suggests a systemic failure in the digitised land records system. The lazy narrative that 'technology fixes corruption' takes another hit. The real test will be whether the government audits software access logs across all survey offices to uncover the full extent of the problem.
Source: deccanherald.com
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