Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday questioned senior IAS Officer D Amoy Kumar for seven hours in connection with a land dispute case in Maheswaram.
Amoy Kumar, currently serving in the animal husbandry department, served as district collector of Rangareddy when the alleged dispute took place. ED sources confirmed that he was summoned again on Thursday for further questioning, as recording of his statement remained incomplete.
ED's investigation was based on an FIR filed by Maheswaram police last year.While Amoy Kumar is not currently named as an accused, his role in the case is under scrutiny, sources said. During the questioning, ED asked several questions regarding the use of Dharani web portal and registration of properties listed under prohibitory categories as well as removal of properties from such lists.
The case originated from a private complaint filed in a court on March 13, 2023, by Dastagir Shareef, a resident of Mehdipatnam. The court referred the complaint to the local police station, which subsequently filed an FIR naming several individuals, including local mandal revenue officers and others.
According to the complaint, Shareef and Muzaffar Hussain Khan claimed to be the rightful owners of the disputed property, which they purchased in 2005 from Mohammed Akber Ali Khan and Mohammed Farooq Ali Khan, who inherited the land through an ‘oral gift' (hiba) from their father Nawab Haji Khan.
The FIR names multiple accused, including Khaderunnisa, Mohammed Munawar Khan, RP Jyothi (MRO/joint sub-registrar of Maheswaram mandal), Bobbili Damodar Reddy, Bobbili Viswanath Reddy, N Santosh Kumar and Kondapally Sridhar Reddy.
Shareef's complaint alleged that the accused conspired to fraudulently obtain succession rights, mutate revenue records, and issue illegal passbooks. In Oct 2021, they allegedly registered fraudulent sale deeds and issued passbooks for land measuring 42 acres and 33 guntas in Nagaram village in Maheswaram despite the land being notified as a govt land under the 22-A prohibitory list of the Telangana Registration of Stamps Act.
The complainant further claimed that the accused in collaboration with public servants engaged in criminal conspiracy, providing deceptive information to facilitate fraudulent registrations and title deeds. He also alleged that public servants abetted the illegal activities, allowing fraudulent transactions to proceed.
ED is now investigating money laundering angle in the case, sources said.