A 26-year old Indian Army jawan in Jammu and Kashmir, identified as Sappeta Swamy, has claimed in a video that his six-acre land was confiscated and his family subjected to several death threats. The video, released by him on social media, has gone viral.
Swamy spoke about the alleged confiscation of the land and the malpractices by the local revenue authorities in his native village in Telangana's Tadwai Mandal in Kamareddy district.
In the two-minute video, Swamy said that a person named Pippiri Anjaneyulu has grabbed his agricultural land by getting hold of the documents, which was followed by death threats to his family.
Swamy claimed, "He 'managed' the employees at the Revenue Department and somehow got hold of the documents of my land. Now, he is threatening my parents that he would kill them if they entered the land. Although my father tried to approach the local media, after hearing his (Pippiri's) name, no one is coming forward to talk about it."
He added that the stress that he is in is making him reconsider his job. Furthermore, he also urged the public to share the video till it reaches Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Swamy said that the local revenue officials did not respond to his concerns, thereafter which, he approached the local media.
N Sathyanarayana, the District Collector has sought an immediate probe into the matter. His report also states that the authorities have directed Swamy's father Sai Reddy to approach the Civil Court for the land dispute.
(With inputs from The News Minute)
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