India, Sept. 30 -- Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has dismissed an assistant section officer (ASO) of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from service for his role in an alleged fraudulent land allotment in south Delhi's Safdarjung Enclave, officials from the LG's office said on Tuesday.

The case, which dates back to 2020, had earlier led to the dismissal of an assistant director (AD) of the DDA. In his latest order, the LG has also directed the agency to review the penalty imposed on a deputy director (DD), now retired, under the applicable conduct rules to ensure that there is no legal gap in action.

"The DD, along with his colleagues, facilitated the allotment of land worth crores on the basis of forged and fictitious documents, in ...