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SIT to Probe EWS Quota Violation in Nashik: Maharashtra Minister

Nashik: Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced on Saturday that the state government will soon establish a Special Investigation Team (SIT) consisting of one IPS and two IAS officers to investigate allegations against 197 developers in Nashik. These developers reportedly evaded the mandatory 20% reservation for economically weaker sections by unlawfully splitting large landholdings into smaller plots. Bawankule revealed that numerous builders, developers, and government officials are suspected of colluding to illegally divide large land parcels to keep the total development area below 4,000 sqm, thereby circumventing the EWS reservation requirement. “Upon reviewing the case’s gravity, it seems evident that there…

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Nashik Builder Arrested for EWS Quota Violations in 49 Projects

NASHIK: The Sarkarwada police have arrested a developer in connection with a cheating case involving 197 landlords, builders, and developers. They are accused of circumventing the mandatory 20% reservation for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in residential projects that exceed 4,000 sq m. The developer, associated with a project in Nashik city, was summoned for questioning on Monday and subsequently taken into custody. The court has remanded him to police detention until March 20. Senior officials from the Sarkarwada police station indicated they received a list of 197 individuals from the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) and the tehsil office, connected…