The issue of declaring a living person dead in official revenue records has come to light in Ballia here, prompting the administration to take corrective action, an official said on Sunday.
According to officials, the issue came to light during the ‘Sampoorna Samadhan Diwas’ held at Belthara Road tehsil on Saturday headed by District Magistrate Mangla Prasad Singh and Superintendent of Police Omveer Singh.
Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Sharad Chaudhary said Chandrashekhar, a resident of Katia village, filed a complaint alleging that he appeared dead in land records (khatuni).
In view of the complaint, the district magistrate reprimanded the revenue official concerned and ordered the records to be rectified immediately.
He also warned that strict measures would be taken in the event of non-compliance with the order.
Chaudhary said the investigation revealed that Shyam Sundar, Chandrashekar and Rajendra were three brothers, and that Rajendra actually died in 2018.
Due to negligence on the part of revenue officials, Chandrashekar was incorrectly shown as deceased in revenue records in 2021 instead of Rajendra, the SDM said.
He added that the necessary steps have been taken to correct the error and the necessary corrections will be completed soon.
The revenue officer responsible for this error is already suspended for another case, the SDM added.
