# UP frees 84,005 hectares from land mafia, 1,413 encroachers named 2026-08-13T11:33:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Uttar Pradesh's revenue department says it has freed 84,005 hectares (about 2.08 lakh acres) from illegal encroachment over nine and a half years. The campaign, run through a four-tier Anti-Land Mafia Task Force, has identified 1,413 encroachers, with 144 in jail. Authorities have filed 4,751 FIRs, 25,068 revenue cases and 1,168 civil cases, besides booking 109 people under the Code of Criminal Procedure and 70 under the Gangsters Act. The state claims the reclaimed land will be used for industries, logistics parks and educational institutions. Swarajyamag reports the operation as one of the most comprehensive anti-land mafia drives in the country. ## Coverage - swarajyamag.com Tags: Anti-Land Mafia Task Force, encroachment, FIRs, land mafia, revenue department, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-frees-84005-hectares-from-land-mafia-1413-encroachers-named/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-frees-84005-hectares-from-land-mafia-1413-encroachers-named/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.