India, Oct. 1 -- Coming down heavily upon corruption in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Lt Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the dismissal from service of Assistant Section Officer Rishi Patel in a land allotment case in Safdarjung Enclave in 2020.
According to officials, this is the third dismissal in the same matter in which the Land and Building Department of the Delhi government had recommended an investigation to the DDA almost 40 years ago.
In a statement on Tuesday, DDA said Patel, along with his colleagues, had allotted land worth crores of rupees in South Delhi's posh Safdarjung Enclave, on the basis of fictitious papers, in connivance with the beneficiary.
The DDA also said the Lt Governor has asked it ...