India, Oct. 21 -- Ahead of the land acquisition process for the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj International Airport in Purandar tehsil, a probe has revealed that recent land sale deeds may have been forged.

The project, under discussion for nearly a decade, had recently gained momentum with completion of the land measurement exercise last week and the administration planning land acquisition. However, some farmers alleged that documents may have been forged in taking forward land deals.

According to a complaint registered at Saswad police station last week, some sale deeds were recently carried out with the help of local agents, witnesses and also a few lawyers.

According to the Pune district collector, at least three cases of ...