Overview

• Police booked three individuals, including Congress district president Sadashiv Yadav and Jitu Patwari’s brothers, under Sections 318(4), 329(3), 351 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
• Complainant Narendra Mehta alleges the accused forcibly seized his 6.33-acre plot in Umrikheda village on March 29 and attempted to extort money from him
• The disputed land originally formed part of the Holkar Estate before a 1939 gift to Deewan Narayan Palsikar and a subsequent sale to Mehta’s family
• No arrests have been made yet, but a dedicated police team has been formed to apprehend the accused and advance the investigation
• On May 28, Congress leaders met with the state DGP to demand an independent probe, claiming the FIR is politically motivated