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espite stringent laws to protect government land, realtors in collusion with corrupt officials and politicians continue to grab government lands located in prime areas, worth hundreds of crores. Some realtors are going a step further. Government lands abutting small chunks of private land are being grabbed with the help of religious and spiritual persons. Documents secured by The News
reveal shocking details of how more than 169 acres of government land in Miyapur, worth hundreds of crores is being grabbed even as the authorities concerned turn a blind eye. While the revenue department washed its hands after filing a case in the land grabbing court, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation continues to grant permissions for construction of apartments and the stamps and registration department is
happily registering the properties in violation of the orders passed by the land grabbing court. In Mahabubnagar district, land sharks have encroached government land in the garb of building pyramid spiritual center in Kadthal and develop tourism industry in the district. The self-styled spiritual guru, Subhash Patri and the land sharks behind him continue to squat on the
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