Sambhal, July 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested six people, including a former Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), in connection with an alleged land allotment scam involving 71 hectares of government land in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, officials said on Sunday.

According to Sambhal Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Bishnoi, the case pertains to alleged irregularities in the allotment of 71 hectares of land in Bhauna Nangla village under the Asadpur pargana of Gunnaur tehsil.

Speaking to ANI, Bishnoi said a complaint was lodged by the local lekhpal at Gunnaur police station, following which a departmental inquiry by senior revenue officials found 19 people guilty.

"The complaint alleged that 71 hectares of land had been i...