After the representatives of the landowners association met with Chief Minister N Biren Singh in regard to the issue, the chief minister agreed to conduct a re-survey of the contentious lands, he added. A team led by AS and SO Thoubal M Ningthembi commenced the re-survey on April 28, he mentioned.

In the re-survey, the team found that some land situated at the Sora side of Yaithibi lLoukol, including 21 properties with houses, had been sold off by five fraudsters who pretended to be the land owners using fake jamabandi, he continued. Stating that the fraudsters had been identified, he added that they were not residents of Yaithibi loukol.

He said that in the re-survey, 40 of 78 pattadars had been surveyed. Of the 40 surveyed lands, 4 were found to be sold off by the five who pretended to be the land owners, he said. He urged the authorities concerned to take up necessary action against them.

The landowners put up sign boards that read, ‘we did not sell our land’ at their respective lands and drew the state government’s attention on the matter.