In the first week of this month on April 6, two brothers – Wazid Hussain and Javid Hussian - came to Ilapur tanda under Ameenpur limits in Sangareddy district to check the status of their land, which was in dispute, as they received information that it’s being occupied by locals. They claimed that it’s their ancestral property.
Even as they are taking some videos and photos, some locals led by one Patlavat Ravi and others attacked them, leaving them with bleeding injuries. They even threatened the victims with a revolver.
The land is located in survey number 1 to 220 and there’s a dispute on the land which is in pending in the High Court. It’s alleged that Ravi of Ilapur tanda, and husband of local sarpanch, are plotting the land illegally and selling it on notary. It’s alleged that even house numbers are being allotted for the structures constructed on the land so that the buyer can claim the right initially, though it may not stand in the court of law.
On coming to know of the attack, police rushed to the spot, saved the victims, and shifted them to a hospital at Beeramguda.
There are 1,200 acres in these survey numbers and the government approached the High Court claiming rights on the land stating that part of it is belongs to the State. Lack of coordination between Revenue and Panchayat Raj departments gave scope for construction of houses. As the house sites were available at lower costs, compared to prices at other places, some people bought them without going into the details. They didn’t get any suspicion as houses numbers from panchayat were allotted.
Meanwhile, officials erected a flexi board in the municipal office informing that selling or purchasing of land in survey number 1 to 220 in Ilapur outskirts is not permitted due to writ petition in court, and asked people not to buy or sell it.
“The land in dispute is as much 1,263 acres in survey number 1 to 220. Claiming that this land belongs to the government, we filed a case. Similarly, the inamdars and some pattadars filed a case in the court claiming that the land belongs to them. The judgment is yet to be given,” said Vijay Kumar, MRO, Ameenpur.
