MUDA site allotment scam: Evading Govt. stamp duties through Settlement Deeds
Mysuru: Various aspects of land deal corruption within the MUDA are already in the public domain. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mysuru Lokayukta, and the One-Man Judicial Commission headed by Justice P.N. Desai are currently investigating the modus operandi of these scams that have caused a loss of thousands of crores of rupees to the State Exchequer. .
In a fresh charge against MUDA officers, RTI activist Gangaraju has said that by exploiting ‘Settlement Deeds,’ MUDA sites are being sold without paying the required stamp duties, registration fees or income tax — resulting in large-scale fraud.
Gangaraju has exposed this scandal, providing supporting documents and has also released a video revealing financial transactions where lakhs of rupees were collected under the pretence of ‘Settlement Deeds.’
Gangaraju alleged that Manjunath received Rs. 25 lakh from Shivanna during this transaction, supported by a video he has released. The ‘Settlement Deed’ record, however, does not specify the site’s sale price; while the registration fee was paid to the Sub-Registrar’s Office, the actual sale amount was left unreported, defrauding the Department of Stamps and Registration.
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