Overview
- Police in Pimpri-Chinchwad arrested suspended sub-registrar Ravindra Balkrushna Taru on Sunday on a Bavdhan Police Station case tied to the May registration of the sale deed.
- Investigators say the Mundhwa parcel was registered as a sale to Amadea Enterprises LLP for about Rs 300 crore despite an estimated market value near Rs 1,800 crore.
- Authorities allege the conspiracy evaded mandatory stamp duty and cess amounting to roughly Rs 5.89 crore, prompting plans to seek custodial remand.
- An inquiry led by Registration Department officials reports Taru used a system ‘skip’ option to treat the government land as movable property, violating Section 18 requirements to verify ownership.
- Sheetal Tejwani, accused of executing the deal as power of attorney, is already in Pune Police EOW custody, while co-accused Digvijay Patil has been named but not arrested.