New Delhi, May 12 -- 50 civil servants from across the country jointly purchased an agricultural land in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on the same day in 2022; two years later the price of that land has risen by 11 times, according to an investigation by Dainik Bhaskar.

Mint has not independently verified the veracity of the claims in the newspaper's report.

The land purchase came to light during a probe into immovable property returns (IPR) filed by officers in Madhya Pradesh. 50 IAS and IPS officers, belonging to MP, Maharashtra, Telangana and Haryana cadres, jointly bought agricultural land in Guradi Ghat village of Bhopal's Kolar area in April 2022.

Just 16 months after the land deal, a Rs.3200-crore Western Bypass project was approved th...