Shimla, June 6 -- Police have registered an FIR against advocate and former Deputy Advocate General Vinay Sharma following a complaint filed by former Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta, escalating the controversy surrounding a land transaction and the Chester Hills housing project in Solan district.

The FIR comes after Sharma approached the Himachal Pradesh High Court through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), alleging irregularities in land transactions, violations of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, and administrative interference in matters related to the Chester Hills project.

The PIL was based on an inquiry conducted by the then Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Solan, into allegations co...