Indian Politics

MP Patwari Suspended After Owning 51 Government Properties Under Svamitva Scheme

Hindustan Times19h
THE BRIEF
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Rajesh Mandloi, a village-level revenue official in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, was suspended on Thursday for owning 51 government properties.

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The irregularities emerged from a list compiled under the Union government’s Svamitva scheme, where Mandloi registered 48 land parcels in his name and three in his wife Manisha's name.

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District collector Rishabh Gupta suspended Mandloi under Rule 9 of the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services Rules, 1966, following a complaint by former sarpanch Radheshyam Tomar.