Jalalabad, April 22, 2017 : With an intention to take possession of 25 acres land, belonging to SAD leader in village Khere Ke Uttar of Jalalabad sub division was put on fire on Sunday.
According to former Chairman Davinder Singh Babbal, the 25 acres piece of land was purchased in 1998 which is in the name of family members. He alleged that when Congress government was formed in 2002, an attempt was made to gran the land but could not succeed as the registry and intkal is in his name.
He said, before harvesting, a complaint was lodged in this context seeking police protection but some unscrupulous persons with kerosene in their hands, torched the standing wheat crop in the presence of officials deputed in the presence of police officials. Around 18 acres of land was reduced to ashes while he remaing crop was saved and harvested by existing owner.
The police however, booked case over a dispute between Babbal and Gurcharan Singh on the ownership of the land.