India, Dec. 5 -- Sheetal Tejwani, arrested for the alleged illegal sale of nearly 40 acres of state-owned land in Mundhwa, made multiple attempts since 2013 to take possession of the plot despite the land's 7/12 extract being officially closed, police told a Pune court on Thursday.

Investigators said an old "closed" 7/12 extract was used to execute the land transaction even though the double-entry system for the parcel had long been shut.

Tejwani, arrested on December 3, was produced before judicial magistrate (first class) Alisha Bagal, who sent her to police custody till December 11. Heavy police deployment, led by DCPs Nikhil Pingale and Vivek Masal, was maintained around the court.

Public prosecutor Amit Yadav said Tejwani had atte...