"Will receive its report in a month, truth will come out": Maharashtra Dy CM Eknath Shinde on Pune land deal case

Patna (Bihar) [India], November 8 : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday assured that the truth behind the Pune land deal involving the son of his colleague, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, will come out soon.
Furthermore, the Maharashtra government has ordered an investigation into the matter, with a report expected within a month.
"The Maharashtra CM has ordered an investigation into this matter, and we will receive its report in a month, and the truth will come out," Shinde told ANI in Patna, who is campaigning for NDA in the Bihar elections.
The controversy surrounds the sale of 40 acres of government-owned land in Pune's Mundhwa area to Amadea Enterprises LLP, a firm linked to Parth Pawar, the son of Ajit Pawar. The deal has been criticised for allegedly undervaluing the land and evading stamp duty.
Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured that action would be taken against anyone found guilty, stating, "No one will be spared; Inquiry identifying all involved will be completed within a month."
Speaking to the media, CM Fadnavis said FIRs have already been filed against the company and its authorised signatories, adding that "no one has been spared."
Asked about the Opposition parties' criticism over not naming Parth Pawar in the FIR, he said, "Those who don't even understand what an FIR (First Information Report) is are the ones making such baseless allegations. When an FIR is registered, it is filed against the express parties involved."
"In this case, the FIR has been filed against the company and its authorised signatories. It's essential to recognise that when an FIR is registered, it encompasses all parties involved: those who signed the documents, those who sold, those who facilitated wrongful registration, and those who made alterations. If new names or links emerge during the investigation, action will be taken against them as well. In the current FIR, no one has been spared. Let the inquiry report come; action will be taken against whoever is found guilty in it," he said.
"Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar also agrees with my view. Even yesterday, we did not wait a single minute; the officers found prima facie guilty were suspended immediately, and FIRs were registered against those primarily responsible. This government does not protect anyone, nor does it hide anything. If anyone commits wrongdoing, this government will never shield them," CM Fadnavis emphasised.
The Opposition has called for a judicial inquiry, citing irregularities in the transaction. Ajit Pawar has distanced himself from the deal, claiming he has no connection to it.
According to the complaint filed by Santosh Ashok Hingane, Deputy District Registrar, the accused, Sheetal Kishanchand Tejwani, Digvijay Amarsingh Patil, and suspended Sub-Registrar Ravindra Balkrishna Taru, allegedly conspired to evade stamp duty worth Rs six crore during the registration of a sale deed for land in Survey No. 88, Mouje Mundhwa.
Despite official communication from the district administration dated May 9, 2025, directing payment of Rs 5.89 crore in stamp duty, the sale deed was executed without collecting the mandatory amount. The alleged act resulted in a significant financial loss to the state's exchequer.
The FIR has been filed under Sections 316(5), 318(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, read with Section 59 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act.
The Inspector General of Registration in Pune submitted an interim report to the Additional Chief Secretary in Mumbai on the alleged land scam.