NEPALGUNJ, April 17 -- A recent investigation carried out by Nepal Police has revealed that land mafia were involved in transferring government land worth millions of rupees into private property in collusion with officials of the Land Revenue Office (LRO).

Hasan Ansari of Nepalgunj-3 was successful in transferring 5 kattha and 13 dhur land belonging to Sikta Irrigation Project worth millions in the name of his mother Hasartun Nisha Ansari. Similarly, Juned Ansari originally from Baharaich, India, and temporarily living in Nepalgunj, was also successful in transferring 5 kattha and 17 dhur of Sikta land in the name of his mother-in-law Lali Malla through forgery.

Khairul has also grabbed six bigha, three kattha and 14 dhur government la...