Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Ward member allegedly encroaching government land in Srirangapuram mandal
A person who was just elected to help run a small area called a ward has been accused of taking land that belongs to the government.
The land was supposed to be used for a school.
Some people think he tricked a village worker into putting the land in his own name on a computer system.
Leaders found out and told the collector, a government official, about it.
The official had the land removed from the person's name.
The person then changed his political team to get more support.
The next day, a leader named Thudi Megha Reddy did a special ceremony on that same land.
But other leaders kept complaining about the land.
Now the collector has ordered officials to take the land back properly.
People in the area want the land to be used for public things like schools.
A newly-elected ward member in Srirangapuram mandal has allegedly tried to encroach on government land designated for the local zilla parishad school.
Five months ago, he allegedly coerced the village secretary into registering the land in his name online.
After leaders and officials alerted the collector, the entry was deleted from the online system.
Seeking to secure the land, he switched from the BRS to the ruling Congress party, and the next day MLA Thudi Megha Reddy performed bhoomi puja at the site.
Following further complaints, the collector reportedly ordered Srirangapuram mandal officials to take formal possession of the land.
- Who
- A newly-elected ward member in Srirangapuram mandal, along with Wanaparthy MLA Thudi Megha Reddy and the district collector
- What
- Alleged encroachment of government land designated for the zilla parishad school, including registering it online in the ward member's name and a subsequent party switch
- When
- Recent; the alleged online registration of the land happened five months ago
- Where
- Srirangapuram mandal, Wanaparthy
- Why
- To secure the land for himself, with residents and officials wanting the land to be used for public purposes
Officials and residents
Ward member's actions
Use of the land
Officials and residents
The plot is designated for the zilla parishad school and residents want government land used for public purposes.
Ward member's actions
The ward member allegedly took steps to register and secure the land in his own name despite its public designation.
Political affiliation and protection
Officials and residents
The collector ordered mandal officials to take formal possession of the land despite his switch to the ruling Congress party.
Ward member's actions
The ward member switched from BRS to the ruling party to secure the land, leaving doubt about whether his party affiliation will protect the encroachment.
- Alleged offender
- Newly-elected ward member (name not reported)
- Land designated for
- Zilla parishad school
- Alleged act
- Coerced village secretary to register government land in his name online
- Party switch
- BRS to ruling Congress party
- MLA involved
- Thudi Megha Reddy (Wanaparthy)
- Official action
- Collector ordered Srirangapuram mandal officials to take formal possession of the land
- Timeline
- Online registration occurred five months ago; bhoomi puja held day after party switch
- Public demand
- Government land to be used for public purposes