Bengaluru, Dec 5(UNI) The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) vigilance wing and the city police raided a private office in the City and seized bonafide allotment letters of 60 BDA sites worth about Rs 300 Crore.

The office, was a parallel BDA office run in collusion with some of the agency’s own officials, BDA Commissioner H R Mahadeva said on Friday evening.

The raid was carried out nearly a month after a private complaint was filed.

The police were stunned to see, besides fake allotment letters of 60 sites in various housing layouts developed by the BDA. Letterhead of the BDA Commissioner, seal and BBMP documents. “The value of the sites alone is estimated at between Rs 200 Crore to Rs 300 crore. We will be able to arrive at the actual value only after an investigation,” he told reporters.

According to Mahadeva, the office was run by the proprietor of Redhan in collusion with at least five BDA officials. Shockingly, some of the officials who were supposed to sign on the allotment letters were visiting the private office he said.

“Whatever was required for the allotment of a site was available at this private firm’s office,” Mahadev said, adding that they simultaneously raided the houses of the people involved.

The Commissioner has pledged to effect major changes at the BDA once the officials involved in the scam are arrested. All those found involved will be suspended and they will face an inquiry as well as strict disciplinary action.

BDA Chairman S R Vishwanath said the agency appeared to have more enemies inside than outside. “It is sad that these elements cheated the BDA and innocent people by colluding with greedy middlemen. We’ll identify these officials and act against them", he added.

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