CHENNAI: The government on Friday cracked down on encroachments and land grabbers in two major drives across the city.
After years of delay, the PWD and revenue department demolished 14 of the 403 houses constructed illegally on the Chitlalapakkam lake. On the other hand, five people were arrested for selling government land in Injambakkam. Based on the complaint of Sholinganallur tahsildar Manisekar, the Neelankarai police registered a fresh case and arrested the five. An investigation officer said, “We are searching for a few more people involved in the racket. Many people had paid them money and illegally registered plots in their names.”
