Sub-Registrar Arrested in High-Value Fraud Case Involving Deputy CM's Son

Sub-registrar Ravindra Taru has been arrested in connection with the fraudulent sale of a 40-acre government plot in Pune. The land was illegally sold to a firm linked to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son. The case highlights significant loopholes in the e-mutation registration process.

Sub-registrar Ravindra Taru has been apprehended by Pimpri Chinchwad police after irregularities were discovered in the Mundhwa land deal.

The deal involved a deceptive transaction concerning a 40-acre government plot reportedly sold fraudulently to a firm in which Ajit Pawar's son is a partner.

Utilizing weaknesses in the e-mutation system, Taru processed the controversial sale for Rs 300 crore, bypassing necessary verification steps, according to an inquiry led by Joint IGR Rajendra Muthe.

(With inputs from agencies.)