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Greater Noida: Director of real estate firm arrested in connection with Hathras land scam

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Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 9 (PTI) Gautam Buddha Nagar Police have arrested the director of a real estate company in connection with the Hathras land scam, an officer said on Thursday.

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The scam is linked to the alleged irregularities in the acquisition of about 42 hectares of land by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in 2011-12.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Noida Zone I) Praveen Kumar Singh said that Vivek Kumar Jain, the director of 'Himalaya Infra Private Limited,' was arrested from the Beta-2 police station area here on Wednesday.

He added that the company in which Jain is a director is a shell company. Jain was produced in a Meerut court, from where he was sent to 14-day judicial custody.

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In 2019, a case was registered against several individuals, including the then Chief Executive Officer of YEIDA, PC Gupta; Chief Development Officer (CDO) Satish Kumar; OSD B P Singh; Tehsildars Suresh Chand and Ranveer Singh and Naib Tehsildar Chaman Singh.

The police have filed a chargesheet in the court against 12 accused, including two Tehsildars, in this case. PTI COR ARD ARD

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