ADA asks rural police to file FIR against illegal colonisers
Taking a serious view of the construction of illegal colonies in rural belts, the Amritsar Development Authority (ADA) has written to the SSP, Amritsar Rural Police, seeking registration of FIRs against the illegal colonisers.
Confirming the development, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) Major Amit Sareen said they have requested police officials to submit action-taken report to the department also.
The ADA submitted four different complaints regarding illegal colonies in Manawala, Lopoke and Ajnala areas.
As per the complaints, an illegal colony, Green Villas, has come up on around 53 kanals 8 marlas of land at Manawala village. As per the land revenue records, there were around 25 owners.
Similarly, another unauthorized colony, Laskhmi Enclave, has been constructed at Chogawan village in 31 kanals 17 marlas. The ADA recommended the registration of an FIR against Avtar Singh, Ranjit Singh, Gurjit Singh and Baljinder Singh, who were the owners of the land as per the revenue record.
Another illegal colony was constructed on 13 kanals 8 marlas at Panj Garai Nizzran village in Ajnala block. The land was in the name of Sarwan Singh, Resham Singh and Jaspreet Kaur.
The ADA also found another unauthorized colony, Green Farm, at Manawala village that was being constructed at 14 kanals 9 marlas owned by Kuldeep Kaur, Gurbinder Singh, Smilee, Nirmal Singh, Arun Kumar and Parveen Kumari.
Amit Sareen said as per Section 5 of the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1955 (amended 2014 and 2021), it was mandatory for the colonisers, estate agents and promoters to get themselves registered with the department and get the requisite licence for the same. No one was allowed to change the land use for carving illegal colonies nor can they advertise the same. If anyone is found involved in this illegal act, they would have to pay a fine to the tune of Rs 2 to 5 lakh or a jail term from 3 years up to 7 years.
Charanjit Singh, SSP, Amritsar Rural Police, said the police were in the process of registering FIRs in this regard.
