Times of India: Coimbatore: Saturday,
April 16, 2016.
A police
inspector based in Tirupur has encroached upon government land, alleged a
former DMK councillor, Kaja Khan. He said the official, A Vijayalakshmi, who
had served as sub-inspector of police in Coimbatore city police till 2015, was
constructing her house on Chathiram Street near Podanur market on
corporation-owned land.
"As per
the RTI documents and the replies to my queries, the land on which the
inspector has been building her home belonged to the Coimbatore
Corporation," said Kaja Khan. He had notified the revenue officials
including the village administrative officer and the tahsildhar a month ago.
"So far, action has not been taken," he said. The cost of the land is
estimated at Rs1crore, said Kaja Khan.
As per
officials, 1.16 acres of land belonging to the government was given on lease to
Vijayalakshmi's father, Ammasai Gounder in 1971 for a duration of ten years.
But, in 1977, when panchayat officials wanted to cancel the lease, Ammasai
approached the court and got an order in his favour in 1981. He handed over one
acre of land for construction of government hostels and on the remaining 16 cents
he constructed a home and engaged in farming. Corporation officials wanted to
set up the corporation office and later a park as well but had failed to
reclaim the land.
Inspector
Vijayalakshmi, who is posted at the traffic investigation wing of Tirupur
police said, "We have owned the land for over 47 years and we have a court
order in our favour. My brother has constructed a house on 5 cents and my
husband began construction a year ago," said Vijayalakshmi. She also
accepted that she did not get any approval from the Coimbatore Corporation.
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