India, Dec. 8 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Sunday evening arrested suspended sub-registrar Ravindra Taru (58) for his alleged role in stamp duty evasion and fraudulent land registration linked to the Mundhwa land scam. His arrest follows that of Sheetal Tejwani, whose involvement has drawn public attention because of her connection to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar.

DCP (Zone II) Vishal Gaikwad confirmed that Taru was taken into custody in a case registered at the Bavdhan police station.

According to investigators, "Taru had registered a sale deed between Sheetal Suryavanshi Tejwani and Digvijay Patil, a transaction now under scrutiny for alleged manipulation of valuation and an illegal waiver of stamp duty." ...