<table style="float: left; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://static.gujaratsamachar.com/content_image/content_image_1a7fa219-6ee9-455e-a8d9-5011a2e960fb.jpeg" data-filename="Pradeep Sharma Kutch Collector.png" style="width: 100%;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="display: flex;justify-content: center;scale: 0.8;">Pradeep Sharma<br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><p style="text-align: left;">The Local Crime Branch (LCB) on Mar 12 arrested former Kutch collector Pradeep Sharma in connection with a case of illegal land allotment in Anjar that caused financial loss to the government.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sharma was arrested after his custody was handed over to the LCB from Palara Jail in Bhuj, where he was serving a sentence in another land grab case.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The case was registered against Sharma and the then resident deputy collector, Ajitsinh Zala, by Anjar Mamlatdar Rahul Kumar Khambhara at the A division police station.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The accused officials, misusing their powers, had approved an application by Anjar’s Rasila Jethwa to approve 14 gunthas of government wasteland next to her house.</p><p style="text-align: left;">By ignoring government rules and regulations, the accused officials ordered the illegal allotment of land, causing a financial loss of ₹3.54 cr to the government.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Zala was initially arrested, and his remand was approved until Mar 13, after the case was registered.</p><p style="text-align: left;">LCB also produced Sharma in court and sought his remand for 10 days. Over which his remand was granted until Mar 15.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: 18px;"><i>Also read:</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/major-changes-likely-in-gujarat-tenancy-and-agricultural-land-laws" target="_blank">Major changes likely in Tenancy Laws, purchase of agricultural land open to all?</a><br></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/kutch/gujarat-farmer-duped-of-rs-6-point-5-crore-in-a-fake-mobile-tower-deal" target="_blank">Gujarat farmer duped of ₹6.5 cr in a fake mobile tower deal</a><br></p>

The Local Crime Branch (LCB) on Mar 12 arrested former Kutch collector Pradeep Sharma in connection with a case of illegal land allotment in Anjar that caused financial loss to the government.

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