Indore : Lok Ayukta police have initiated a preliminary investigation in an alleged land scam case involving government officials, a builder and president of housing cooperative society. The alleged scam took place in 2007-08. Lok Ayukta police DSP DS Gurjar said that a complaint was lodged by RTI activist Ajay Yadav that 9.14 hectare land in Morod village near Indore belonging to Sai Kripa Housing Cooperative was sold illegally to a builder. The land was meant for the members of the society but their president Raj Khan colluded with government officials and sold M/s. Jayantilal and Company. The then tehsildar and patwari without obtaining a valid no-objection certificate transferred the land in the name of the builder. “Following orders from head office, we have initiated preliminary investigation into the matter,” said Gurjar.