Chennai, Nov 5 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly tampering with official land records at a Sub-Registrar office in Thiruvarur district to facilitate the illegal transfer and sale of properties, police said on Thursday.
Based on a complaint lodged by the District Registrar, Thiruvarur, the CBCID registered a case on August 21 against the accused, identified as Sasikumar, along with officials of the Thiruvarur Joint Sub-Registrar Office and other private individuals.
According to police, investigations revealed that Sasikumar conspired with officials to erase existing particulars in official records and insert fabricated details. This was done to illegally obtain ‘pattas’ (land deeds) for properties belonging to the Virudhachalam Kumara Devar Mutt, the Thiruvarur Dakshinamurthy Mutt, certain temple lands, and private lands located in Adiyakkamangalam Village.
The accused subsequently sold these properties.
Following an extensive search, Sasikumar was arrested on November 3. He was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvarur, and remanded to judicial custody.
The police stated that the investigation is ongoing to identify the other accused involved in the conspiracy and to ascertain the full scale of the offence. PTI JR KH
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