Summary:
Bareilly: Sambhal police on Sunday booked lekhpal (land revenue employee) Gyanchand Taygi and two others for allegedly attempting to kill a farmer who refused to give Rs 10,000 bribe. The farmer had approach the lekhpal in connection with his land records. “After cutting trees, we sought land records which show the two portions as one entity in the name of my uncle. The accused are currently untraceable.Chandra Prakash, a Sambhal resident, said that his uncle Bhagvandas Sharma has a piece of land in the Saidpur Jaskoli village under Asmauli police station. While trees were planted on a portion of the land, the remaining part was being ploughed..