India, Sept. 10 -- Murum was excavated in Kurdu village of Karmala tehsil in Solapur district without securing the mandatory permission from local revenue authorities, according to a report submitted to the district administration by the tehsildar on Monday.

The issue had come to light after a video surfaced online showing deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in an apparent heated exchange with a woman IPS officer who was taking action against the illegal excavation.

The two-minute video reportedly captures Pawar speaking to sub-divisional police officer Anjana Krishna over the phone of a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) worker on August 31.

Following the video's circulation, the Solapur district collectorate asked for a detailed report fr...