Overview
- The government suspended sub-registrar R. B. Taru over the registration and placed a tehsildar under scrutiny, with officials citing prima facie lapses.
- FIRs name partner Digvijay Patil, power-of-attorney holder Shital Tejwani and the suspended sub-registrar, while Parth Pawar has not been named as an accused.
- Inspector General of Registration Ravindra Binwade said exemption documents will be verified, noting cess of about Rs 6 crore could not have been waived.
- The scrutinised sale covers roughly 40 acres in Pune’s Mundhwa/Koregaon Park area for about Rs 300 crore, which opposition leaders say was far below an estimated Rs 1,800 crore value.
- Ajit Pawar said no money changed hands and affidavits to cancel the deal have been filed, as opposition parties press for a judicial probe and activists point to a reported Rs 21 crore duty waiver.