KANPUR, Sept. 30 -- The Kanpur district administration has demoted revenue officer Alok Dubey from Kanungo to Lekhpal following a probe that found him involved in irregularities in land transactions worth over Rs.30 crore. His service record has also been officially reprimanded, district magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh said on Monday.

The investigation into a February 2024 FIR revealed that Dubey, in collusion with Lekhpal Aruna Dwivedi, facilitated the sale of 40 land parcels between 2016 and 2024, covering 8.62 hectares. Many of these properties were involved in ongoing legal disputes during the transactions.

Officials said the duo manipulated ownership records and registered sales without proper authority. In one instance, a propert...