This article in the Bangalore Mirror details how the land sharks blatantly encroach public lands in connivance with govt officials and lax oversight mechanism!  

Thankfully, higher awareness and citizen activism is making it difficult for these crooks to operate freely.  

However, there is no punishment for these encroachers and colluding officials, to deter them from letting down the public. 

Shouldn't there be laws to punish these people severely?