MEERUT: The additional sessions judge (ADJ) of Bulandshahr’s MP-MLA court has found Uttar Pradesh minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Anil Sharma guilty of forging documents to illegally encroach upon the land of a private factory. The minister was booked for forgery under IPC section 420 among others, following the court’s order.
The court has also summoned the minister to appear before it in person in the next hearing on November 10.
The order was issued by ADJ Ram Pratap Singh of the special MP-MLA court on October 16, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday.
It stated that the victim has produced original documents of the land in the court and prima facie, it seems the ‘other party’- which is Anil Sharma - has forged the land documents to illegally encroach upon the same. The court ordered the police to book the minister under sections 420, 468 and 471 of the IPC.
The case was filed by the director of a Bulandshahr-based private firm. According to the complainant, the minister made fake papers of land worth crores of rupees belonging to him. The complainant also alleged that Sharma ensured that the mapping of the plot is not done by the district administration so that he could continue encroaching upon the plot.
He further alleged that he had given over a dozen applications for correction in documents and mapping of the area, but the matter was never taken up by the authorities.
The complainant’s lawyer told the court that when he tried to lodge an FIR against those who had forged the land documents, the police initially booked 10 people, but later the complainant was booked under section 420 of the IPC as well.
