Ranchi: Kanke circle office staff have complained that land mafias and middlemen are active in the office and accused the latter of putting pressure on them to get illegal land related work done. They also alleged that the miscreants were abusing them and issuing life threats.The circle officer (CO) has forwarded the complaint to home secretary Avinash Kumar, Ranchi DC Rahul Kumar Sinha and SSP Chandan Kumar Sinha, seeking appropriate action.Ranchi DC said, We have received the letter from the CO on Saturday. An inquiry would be held into the allegations before taking suitable action against the guilty.Earlier, the circle office staff had submitted a letter to the CO, accusing one dozen land mafias and middlemen of abusing them. They said the miscreants pose as staff and take documents from villagers who visit the office for their revenue related work.The staff said, The middlemen take money from people. It creates a bad image of our office. They also visit the office with land-related work of other people and force the employees to do them illegally.Of the 12 people named by the staff, Mohammad Asamuddin, Minhazul Ansari, Mohamamd Rizwan Ansari and Vijay Ram have criminal cases registered against them.We also published the following articles recentlyHry staff rally for OPS, Hoodas back themThousands of government employees from Haryana gathered in New Delhis Ramlila Maidan to demand the implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). They were supported by former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda, who announced their support for the employees. Hooda mentioned that the OPS has already been implemented in Congress-ruled states. He also assured that if the Congress government is formed in Haryana, the implementation of the Old Pension Scheme will be announced in the first cabinet meeting.Staff have a role to take RSRTC aheadThe Chairman of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC), Anand Kumar, emphasized the need for collective efforts from both management and employees to develop the roadways in the state. Meanwhile, roadways employees in Rajasthan continued their protest, alleging corruption in the transfers of bus conductors. They are demanding an investigation into the matter. In another news, drug traffickers in Uttar Pradesh have started involving UP police personnel and UPSRTC employees, making it harder to intercept them. The Uttarakhand police are strengthening their intelligence gathering to combat this new strategy.Criminal cases against 3 IAS officersThe state cabinet has decided to take legal action against officials, including three IAS officers, for alleged financial irregularities in the construction of warehouses in Karnataka. The officers, MV Rajesh Gowda, Jayavibhavaswamya, and S Navin Kumar, along with some engineers, will face civil and criminal proceedings. The officials are accused of irregularities in the construction of 163 warehouses and 89 infrastructure works, with only 87 warehouses and 40 infrastructure works completed so far.

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