MEERUT, May 15 -- A land fraud in the Chakbandi (consolidation) department has come to light in Sambhal district, leading to the arrest of four government officials. The fraud involved the illegal allotment of 326 bighas of government land to 58 fake beneficiaries in Sukhailla village under Junawai police station limits, police said on Thursday.

Superintendent of police (SP) Krishan Kumar Vishnoi said the scam was exposed following a complaint filed by Chakbandi Lekhpal Kuldeep Singh, which led to the registration of an FIR (first information report) at Gunnour police station.

The probe revealed that 67 individuals were involved in orchestrating the scam, including 58 fake beneficiaries and nine Chakbandi department employees. Of these ...