A land dispute in Bihar has put the police and administrative machinery in the dock. The first hearing in two complaint cases filed against as many as 11 officials from different departments of the Bihar government—including Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar and Nalanda Superintendent of Police (SP) Bharat Soni—is scheduled to take place today, Friday, before the court of First Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Hemant Kumar in Hilsa. Given the sensitivity of the matter, it has triggered intense activity in administrative and legal circles.
Both complaints were filed on January 2, 2026, by Sikandar Pandey, a Patna High Court advocate and a resident of Bakour village under the Islampur police station area in Nalanda district. The cases stem from a long-standing family land dispute, which is reportedly pending before the Patna High Court. The advocate has alleged that during the course of this dispute, revenue and police officials acted against him as part of a conspiracy.
In Complaint Case No. 4, the then Circle Officer Anuj Kumar, the then Revenue Employee Upendra Kumar, and the then Circle Revenue Officer Anish Kumar have been named as accused. The complainant alleges that these officials misused their official positions, tampered with the jamabandi register of Mauza Bakour, prepared forged documents, and made illegal alterations to official records.
Sikandar Pandey claims that on the basis of these alleged forged documents, he was illegally dispossessed of his father Kamta Prasad Sharma’s ancestral property. He further alleges that during the process, his house was demolished and household belongings worth several lakhs of rupees were looted.
Complaint Case No. 5 names Islampur Station House Officer Anil Kumar Pandey, Assistant Sub-Inspector Hemant Kumar, Nalanda SP Bharat Soni, the Patna Law and Order SP, DSP Ramsevak Prasad Yadav, Inspector General of Police Jitendra Rana, DGP Vinay Kumar, as well as senior officials of the General Administration Department, Home Department, and the Revenue and Land Reforms Department. All of them face serious allegations of abuse of power, collusion, and denying justice.
Advocate Sikandar Pandey stated, “The dispute over my ancestral property is pending before the court. Revenue officials tampered with records, and I received no justice from the police or the administration. I was left with no option but to approach the court against officials ranging from the DGP to the SP. I hope the judiciary will deliver justice.”
According to legal experts, today’s hearing may determine the future course of action in the case—whether the court will issue summons to the concerned officials for investigation into the allegations or pass orders on other legal grounds. As the matter involves the state’s top police officer and senior administrative officials, it is being viewed as highly significant and sensitive at the state level.
