Dehradun, May 7 -- In a major security lapse that has raised serious concerns about the integrity of public records in Uttarakhand, unidentified miscreants broke into the record room of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation in the early hours of Sunday. The intruders, suspected to be four in number, entered the premises around 3:30 a.m. and meticulously searched through old property and land records before making their escape. Sources claim that there is a strong possibility of them having decamped with certain records or of tampering with the land records.

It may be recalled that Uttarakhand in general and Dehradun in particular have become a major hub of land frauds and land records manipulation. However, despite this, the government and ...