Pune, 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." "Further investigations are on," DCP Gaikwad added. The FIR, filed on November 6 by Santosh Hingane, joint deputy registrar (Class I) and stamp duty collector, alleges that Taru, Tejwani and Patil colluded to execute a sale deed on May 20, 2025, for nearly 40 acres of prime Mundhwa land valued at over Rs.2,000 crore, while granting an illegal stamp duty concession that caused an estimated Rs.6 crore loss to the state. The complaint further states that the registration was processed despite key legal discrepancies. The police say Taru allegedly ignored mandatory scrutiny procedures for state-owned land and proceeded with the deed even though officials had earlier flagged compliance issues. The FIR notes the deed was registered in a manner "inconsistent with statutory requirements," raising suspicion of deliberate wrongdoing. Police said Taru was detained from his residence in Bhor late Sunday and brought to Pimpri Chinchwad for questioning. "Till date, the registration of the said plot was done under the authority exercised by Taru," Gaikwad said....