India, Dec. 28 -- A Pune court on Saturday sent Sheetal Tejwani to judicial custody following the expiry of her extended police remand in the Mundhwa land deal case, officials said.

Tejwani was arrested on December 3 by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Pune police for her alleged role in the controversial sale of government land in Mundhwa.

According to investigators, the case pertains to the alleged illegal sale of around 41 acres of state government land in Mundhwa, which was originally under the Indian Botanical Survey Department. The land was allegedly transferred to Amadea Enterprises LLP.

Police have stated that the firm is owned by Parth Pawar, son of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. Investigators have alleged that the trans...