The Dungkhag Court in Nganglam in Pema Gatshel sentenced a former land record officer, former Gup and a businessman to prison terms ranging from one to three years. The verdict was passed on Wednesday.
They were sentenced for illegal encroachment into government land between 2005 and 2010. The court has also seized some 44.16 acres of land and resituated it to the government.
The former land record officer of the national land commission secretariat received a non-compoundable sentence of three years. The Former gup got a one-year prison term, with an option to pay thrimthue in lieu of imprisonment. The businessman from Ngalam received a two-year sentence with an option to pay thrimthue.
