: More skeletons are likely to tumble out of the closet following the Enforcement Diretorate's investigation into the alleged illegal sale of Bhoodan land on the city outskirts to private persons when IAS officer Amoy Kumar was collector of Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts during the BRS regime. Hundreds of victims from Tatti Annaram and Vattinagulapally villages besides Madhuranagar Plot Owners Welfare Association and the Shankar Hills Plot Owners Association on Saturday approached the ED to file a complaint against Amoy Kumar, sources in ED disclosed. ED officials, who grilled Amoy Kumar for three days from October 23 to 25, reportedly questioned him about his direct or indirect involvement and about financial gains out of these land dealings, sources told Deccan Chronicle.
It is learnt that the ED would intensify investigations against senior officials believed involved in alleged fraud, fabrication in granting succession and selling of Bhoodan and government land in Survey No. 181 at Nagaram in Maheshwarem mandal of Malkagiri district. It is learnt that Amoy Kumar, presently joint secretary, animal husbandry department, was questioned by ED on the land that was assigned to private persons and businessmen, including to EIPL Constructions during the BRS tenure.
However, Amoy Kumar told ED officials that he was not aware of the dealings. "We had done our field work in this fabrication of documents and sale of government land to a company even before summoning Amoy.
