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UP frees 84,005 hectares from land mafia, 1,413 encroachers named
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Claiming 84,005 hectares reclaimed in nine years is a big number, but the proof is in each plot's reuse. The narrative that land mafia drives are just publicity stunts overlooks the 144 jailed and 4,751 FIRs. A sharper test: how many of the 1,745 cases under other provisions actually end in conviction? And will the freed land truly reach the universities and factories promised, or sit as a government ledger entry?
Source: swarajyamag.com
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