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Bombay HC Questions Police Protection for Parth Pawar in Land Deal

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday raised significant concerns about the police investigation into a controversial land deal in Pune, hinting that authorities may be protecting Parth Pawar, son of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, by leaving him out of the FIR. A single judge bench led by Justice Madhav Jamdar questioned the prosecution while considering the pre-arrest bail application of businesswoman Sheetal Tejwani, one of the accused in the case. Justice Jamdar pointed out that Parth Pawar, a major stakeholder in the involved firm, was not mentioned in the FIR, directly asking, “Is the police shielding the son…

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Pune Land Deal Report Blames Sub-Registrar, Two Others; No Parth Pawar

PUNE: A committee led by a Joint Inspector General of Registration (IGR) has completed its investigation into a controversial Rs 300-crore land transaction involving a Pune firm co-owned by Parth Pawar, son of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. The committee has identified three individuals named in a police FIR, according to an official report. The three-member panel’s findings were submitted on Tuesday, but it did not implicate Parth Pawar, as his name was absent from any of the relevant documentation, as per a senior official’s statement to PTI. Joint IGR Rajendra Muthe, who led the committee, presented the report to…