RANCHI, Feb. 28 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Devendra Kunwar on Friday demanded a high-level probe into the alleged illegal transfer of land in Santhal Pargana region of the state, alleging that Bangladeshi infiltrators were grabbing tribal land in violation of Santhal Parganas Tenancy (SPT) Act, 1949.

Raising the issue during the Question Hour in Assembly, Kunawar said, "After Sahibganj and Pakur districts of Santhal Pargana, Bangladeshi infiltrators are now entering Dumka district, which is a matter of serious concern."

In response, revenue and land reforms minister Deepak Birua said Section 42 of the SPT Act had provision for the eviction of the illegal possessor or encroacher from the transferred land and the restorati...