Police arrest 25 for attempt to grab land

Lucknow: Police on Monday arrested 25 people in Kunaura village under Mahigawan police station limits for attempting to forcibly occupy a piece of disputed land on Sunday.Police said that a large group of about 40-50 people arrived at plot number 313 (about 1.5 hectare) with tractors, cars and motorcycles in an attempt to occupy the land. There was a confrontation between the complainant, Arun Kumar Singh of Indiranagar, and the opposing party led by Anuj Singh of BKT, Lucknow.Inspector-in-charge Ramkumar Gupta, along with a team, reached the site and tried to mediate. However, the second party refused to retreat. Fearing a breach of peace, police took 25 accused into custody under section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).An FIR was registered under sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 352, 351(3), 329(3), 109 of the BNSS and section 7 of the CLA Act. The accused allegedly used a forged notarised sale agreement on a Rs100 stamp paper as the basis for their claim.Among those arrested are several individuals with criminal records. Key accused Anuj Singh has been named in multiple FIRs in the past involving serious charges like attempted murder, extortion and violation of the Explosives Act. Vishal Singh alias Gappu and Mahendra Pratap Singh also have past criminal cases.