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Manesar land deal: CBI raids ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s residence

Manesar land deal: CBI raids ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s residence

4New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday morning conducted raids at the residences and offices of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his close aides in Rohtak, Gurugram, Panchkula, Chandigarh and Delhi in connection with the alleged irregularities in the allotment of land in Manesar.
According to reports, 20 locations were raided.
The close aides of Hooda include two former IPS officers and one serving IPS officer.
The former Haryana chief minister is facing a court case over land deals in Manesar.
As per reports, the CBI had registered a case against the builders and other government officials during the regime of the Congress-led government in Haryana for their alleged role in the purchase of 400 acres of land from the farmers in Gurugram for just Rs 100 crore when the actual worth of the land (according to market rate at that time) was Rs 1,600 crore.
The farmers sold their lands in desperation because they were under threat of land acquisition between August 2004 and August 2007.
The then Haryana Government had announced to set up an Industrial Model Township on 912 acres of land in the areas, which covered Manesar, Lakhnoula and Naurangpur villages. But the land was released from acquisition later.

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