Police, Revenue officials raid premises linked to slain history-sheeter ‘Seizing’ Raja
Raja was accused of forging documents to illegally acquire lands, including a one-acre government poramboke land in Selaiyur Agaram, which was encroached using patta for 700 people.
CHENNAI:Officials from Greater Chennai City Police and Revenue Department conducted simultaneous searches across 14 locations in Chennai's suburbs, including the residence of notorious history sheeter ‘Seizing’ Raja, who was killed in an encounter with the police in September.
The raids aimed to uncover fake documents and identify accomplices involved in grabbing government and private lands. Raja was accused of forging documents to illegally acquire lands, including a one-acre government poramboke land in Selaiyur Agaram, which was encroached using patta for 700 people. In 2023, the Revenue Department recovered the land from encroachers.
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Police searched the residences of Raja's associates and family members in areas such as Chitlapakkam, Selaiyur, Madambakkam, and Perungalkattur.
The operation involved over 200 police personnel and Revenue officials, who searched for evidence of fake documents and identifying those involved in land grabbing.
The searches come after Raja's death in a police encounter, which led to investigations into his criminal activities, including multiple cases of alleged land grabbing, extortion, and intimidation.