How illegal registries of land flourished during lockdown
(WorldNews India)

Gurgaon: The state government is planning to develop by September 15 a digital platform where a buyer can access all information related to the property, such as an ongoing dispute, if any, or pending dues. The move follows multiple complaints of illegal registries of land in the past three months. During the lockdown period, around 10,000 land registrations had been done in Gurgaon. Of these, at least 1,200 land parcels had been registered in an illegal manner after property dealers allegedly connived with local tehsildars. After the irregularities came to the fore, the government had temporarily halted registration of land transfer deeds. On Friday, chief minister suspended six revenue...