Widespread irregularities had been discovered in sub-registrar workplaces throughout Andhra Pradesh during raids carried out by the Registration and Stamps branch over the last few days. So far, personnel in as a minimum of 17 sub-registrar workplaces throughout the state have been discovered to have indulged in corrupt activities and swindled considerable quantities of cash, by issuing faux challans. Inspector General (IG) of Stamps and Registrations branch MV Seshagiri Babu advised the media that a deviation of almost Rs 5 crore became discovered among challans proven and deposits made, ensuing in sales lost to the country exchequer. So far, an amount of Rs 1 crore has been recovered to the state treasury following the raids, Seshagiri Babu added.
The raids have been reportedly brought about via way of means of an incident in Kadapa some days in the past, while a police grievance became lodged over irregularities on the sub-registrar office. The IG then directed district registrars to investigate sub-registrar officials and tally challans issued with the revenues. According to media, the accused personnel of the sub-registrar workplaces have been forging the quantities referred to on challans paid throughout assets registrations, and have been swindling cash via way of means of now no longer depositing the fees, or depositing a smaller quantity with the authorities. Document writers and stamp carriers have been additionally reportedly worried withinside the malpractice, which became being accomplished via way of means of taking benefit of loopholes withinside the software program utilized by the branch.
According to IG Seshagiri Babu, 10 out of the 17 workplaces have been discovered to have considerable deviations in quantities deposited. In the Krishna district alone, fraud well worth extra than Rs 3.5 crore was unearthed in diverse sub-registrar workplaces, in step with reviews. In Kadapa district, the irregularities discovered thus far amounted to Rs 1.08 crore, Sources reported, even as in Guntur, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Stamps and Registrations G Srinivasa Rao stated that fraud well worth almost Rs eight lakh became discovered withinside the Mangalagiri sub-registrar office.
So far, six personnel had been positioned beneath neath suspension, even as crook instances had been registered towards report writers and others worried withinside the scam. Officials had been verifying information associated with the beyond few months, in step with reviews, and that they had been requested to preserve inspections in all 295 sub-registrar workplaces withinside the country and put up distinct reviews at the irregularities discovered. While the research is ongoing, IG Seshagiri Babu stated that adjustments are being made to the software program utilized by the branch.
“A new edition of the software program became rolled out approximately per week in the past to all 295 workplaces withinside the country. Now, without guide intervention of sub-registrar, the software program will generate a challan mechanically and confirm the price quantity,” he stated. The authorities are likewise reportedly taking into consideration introducing a licensed device for report writers, requiring them to clean a qualifying examination carried out via way of means of the branch.
Speaking approximately the validity of the registrations finished thus far on the idea of those faux challans, Seshagiri Babu stated that the branch is taking prison recommendations on whether or not they may be cancelled.