Hyderabad, July 18 -- Social activist Dr Lubna Sarwath has written to the collector of Karimnagar district, urging the latter to take immediate steps to reclaim 17 guntas of government land meant for creation of common infrastructure in an Indiramma housing colony, which has been fraudulently sold by some individuals who allegedly colluded with the revenue and police officials.

The issue pertains to survey number 439 of Pragathi Nagar Colony in Chintakunta village of Kothapalli mandal in Karimnagar district, where the said land now houses 11 belt shops, despite field inquiry and survey was done by Girdawar and Surveyor through the instruction of Kothapalli MRO, establishing that the land belongs to the government.

The residents of Praga...