Dehradun, April 7 -- Govt moves to curb police role in land disputes
Dehradun, 6 Apr: In a significant policy shift aimed at addressing long-standing concerns over police intervention in civil matters, particularly property disputes, Uttarakhand government has decided to curtail the direct role of the police in land-related disputes. The Government has now made it mandatory for cases of alleged land fraud to be first examined by a designated committee before any FIR is registered by the police. The decision is being viewed as a major administrative reform in a state where disputes over land, particularly in Dehradun and other plains districts, have posed persistent challenges due to rising instances of questionable transactions, alleged fa...