Court Orders FIR Against Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh Amid Land Dispute

Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, Aug 13 (PTI): A legal directive from a Gonda district court has mandated the local police to file an FIR against Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, his aide Rajesh Singh, and three additional individuals due to a purported land dispute.

Special Judge of the MP-MLA Court (Civil Judge, Senior Division) Apeksha Singh issued the order on Monday, instructing the Mankapur police station to lodge the FIR against Kirti Vardhan Singh, Rajesh Singh, Pinku Singh, Sahdev Yadav, and Kanti Singh.

Complainant Ajay Singh, hailing from Bhitoura in the Mankapur region, approached the court under Section 173(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, requesting the registration of a case against the aforementioned individuals.

Ajay Singh alleges that land registered under his wife Manisha Singh's name was deceptively transferred, with persuasive tactics used on the original seller, Bittan Devi, to create a backdated sale deed in favor of Mithlesh Rastogi and Kanti Singh, facilitated by a three-year-old stamp paper.

Following a complaint, the Superintendent of Police initiated an investigation, which substantiated Singh's accusations. Acting on the SP's directions, the police did file a case in 2024 against the involved parties under suitable sections, but soon after concluded the matter with a final report.

Ajay Singh opposed this closure, and in March 2025, the court dismissed the final report, commissioning a renewed investigation, still pending resolution.

Rajesh Singh allegedly retaliated in 2024 by filing false charges against Ajay Singh and his spouse at the local police station. Subsequent to the court's call for additional investigation, it is alleged that Rajesh Singh wielded his political power to intimidate the couple further.

Through his driver, Rinku Singh, he is accused of orchestrating another case against the couple utilizing the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and other components of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, all aimed at coercing them into dispute resolution.

Ajay Singh attests that since the initiation of these incidents, the accused parties have been menacing him to abandon the pursuit of cases related to the land dispute, hinting at dire consequences for his family should he desist from amicable resolution.

Despite recurrent complaints to law enforcement, he claims no subsequent action has been undertaken, leading him to seek judicial intervention.

In response, Rajesh Singh, speaking as the Union Minister's representative, acknowledged learning about the legal proceedings via media sources, reserving comprehensive commentary until an official court order is reviewed.

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