Reason: Mukesh Kumar was reportedly abused and manhandled after he refused to entertain them out of turn.

Mukesh’s family said, “This is all because of the manner in which some people, mostly advocates, have been misbehaving with him over the last couple of days. The district administration did not support him in his cause,” said Mukesh’s brother Hari Om Sharma.

Mukesh was ‘manhandled’ by some advocates, as he did not take up their land registries cases. He came to work on Wednesday morning; however eyewitnesses said that, “some people began abusing him and he complained of ill health.”

He was rushed to nearby Raghunath Hospital, where he is recuperating in the ICU.

 “For the last four days, some people have been harassing my brother. Mukesh approached the deputy commissioner last evening and pleaded to be sent on leave for at least a day, as he was feeling under the weather. However, the DC declined his request,” said Hari Om.

Deputy Commissioner Sumer Singh Gurjar said, “I purposely did not send Mukesh on leave for this is what some people want. Some unscrupulous elements, who take bribes for getting land registries done, want Mukesh to go on a leave so that they can have an open field. Last evening when Mukesh came to me, I convinced him to stay on duty and take the bull by its horns.”

 When asked as to why be the district administration is not supporting one of its own officers, Gurjar said, “We are with Mukesh. It is just that he takes things to his heart. I have told him to name the people who have abused him and we will get cases registered against them.”

Meanwhile sources at the sub-registrar office claimed that, “There is a clique of lawyers who get land registries done after taking around Rs 4,000 per registry. When Mukesh Kumar took over the charge, cases were solved as per a number allotted to people. Some members of the staff of this office too are involved with the lawyers.”

 Paropkar Singh Ghuman, President, District Bar Association, denied involvement of any advocate. “We all know how honest Mukesh is and we have no issues with him.