One of the three, sentenced in the Nganglam land scam case, has appealed to the Dzongkhag Court in Pemagatshel. The former Land Record Officer of National Land Commission Secretariat, who was sentenced to three years on charges of forgery, tampering and manipulation of land documents has appealed for time extension to look for the documents.
The verdict was passed by Nganglam Court on the 25th of last month. The former Land Record Officer, a former Gup and a businessman were sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to three years for illegal encroachment into government land between 2005 and 2010.
The court also seized over 44 acres of land and surrendered it to the government.
The first hearing will be held on the 28th of this month.
