Notices issued to film maker Pradeep Kishan

The allegations were found true after a probe following which notices were issued asking them to remove the encroachment.

Notices have been issued to some noted personalities, including film maker Pradeep Kishan, asking them to remove alleged encroachment on land of a poor tribal at Vaariaam village, around three km from Pachmarhi near in Hoshangabad, officials said.

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The tribal, Vijay Singh, had submitted an affidavit before the Tehsildar court accusing Kishan, noted writer Vikram Seth's sister Aaradhana Seth and Forest department officials Nishikant Jadhav and JC Sharma of encroaching on his land to construct road leading to their lavish bungalows on the lakeside, the officials said.

The allegations were found true after a probe following which notices were issued asking them to remove the encroachment, they said.