Bhubaneswar, Feb. 22 -- Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Parliament and founder of KIIT University, Achyuta Samanta is at the center of a contentious land encroachment case in Bhubaneswar.

As per reports, the disputed lands include government and forest lands, with some areas earmarked for the education of tribal children.

Information provided by the State government in the Odisha Assembly in 2016 reveals that KITT allegedly encroached upon 18.1 acres of forest land at Patharagadia in Bhubaneswar, sparking legal action under the Odisha Land Encroachment Act. The Odisha government's records confirm efforts to reclaim the specific areas in question.

Similarly, in the same year, a case concerning the Kalinga Institute of Social Scie...