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Panvel Land Scam: Panvel Land Scam: ED raids J.M. Mhatre Infrastructure
Panvel Land Scam: In the case of grabbing government forest land in Vahal village of Panvel taluka, ED Mumbai Zone-II has been conducting raids at the residence and offices of JM Mhatre Infrastructure Pvt Ltd Director Shri J.M. Mhatre since this morning (June 17). This action is based on a complaint filed by the Forest Range Officer (RFO) of Uran (Alibagh division). An FIR number 05/09/2024 was registered in this case at Panvel Police Station. After this, the ED filed an ECIR and started the investigation in connection with financial irregularities.
Action on the complaint of the Forest Department
According to the FIR, forest land was illegally acquired by Mhatre in the year 2005 by making fake Saatbara entries. This land is Group No. 427/1 (41.70 hectares) and Group No. 436/1 (110.60 hectares), Mouje Vahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad. Out of this land, **1.86 hectares of land in Group No. 436/1 was sold by Mhatre to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and he received a consideration of Rs. 42.40 crore for it.
Also, Shri Syed Mohammad Abdul Hameed Qadri transferred 0.4225 hectares of land in **Group No. 427/1 to NHAI and received Rs. 9.69 crore in return, it has been alleged in the FIR. The ED has raided two places in Panvel and one place in Dadar, Mumbai to find the "proceeds of crime" related to this scam.
Criminal Sections and Legal Action
In this case, cases have been registered against the persons concerned under the Indian Penal Code, Forest Act and Preventive Measures Act (PMLA) and the ED has started trying to unravel the chain of events in this financial scam. Currently, the ED is seizing original land documents, financial transaction documents, bank account information, as well as computer data behind the instant transactions. According to the officials, this operation is likely to reveal the links with political and administrative hoarders.
Panvel Land Scam: In the case of grabbing government forest land in Vahal village of Panvel taluka, ED Mumbai Zone-II has been conducting raids at the residence and offices of JM Mhatre Infrastructure Pvt Ltd Director Shri J.M. Mhatre since this morning (June 17). This action is based on a complaint filed by the Forest Range Officer (RFO) of Uran (Alibagh division). An FIR number 05/09/2024 was registered in this case at Panvel Police Station. After this, the ED filed an ECIR and started the investigation in connection with financial irregularities.
Action on the complaint of the Forest Department
According to the FIR, forest land was illegally acquired by Mhatre in the year 2005 by making fake Saatbara entries. This land is Group No. 427/1 (41.70 hectares) and Group No. 436/1 (110.60 hectares), Mouje Vahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad. Out of this land, **1.86 hectares of land in Group No. 436/1 was sold by Mhatre to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and he received a consideration of Rs. 42.40 crore for it.
Also, Shri Syed Mohammad Abdul Hameed Qadri transferred 0.4225 hectares of land in **Group No. 427/1 to NHAI and received Rs. 9.69 crore in return, it has been alleged in the FIR. The ED has raided two places in Panvel and one place in Dadar, Mumbai to find the "proceeds of crime" related to this scam.
Criminal Sections and Legal Action
In this case, cases have been registered against the persons concerned under the Indian Penal Code, Forest Act and Preventive Measures Act (PMLA) and the ED has started trying to unravel the chain of events in this financial scam. Currently, the ED is seizing original land documents, financial transaction documents, bank account information, as well as computer data behind the instant transactions. According to the officials, this operation is likely to reveal the links with political and administrative hoarders.
Action on the complaint of the Forest Department
According to the FIR, forest land was illegally acquired by Mhatre in the year 2005 by making fake Saatbara entries. This land is Group No. 427/1 (41.70 hectares) and Group No. 436/1 (110.60 hectares), Mouje Vahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad. Out of this land, **1.86 hectares of land in Group No. 436/1 was sold by Mhatre to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and he received a consideration of Rs. 42.40 crore for it.
Also, Shri Syed Mohammad Abdul Hameed Qadri transferred 0.4225 hectares of land in **Group No. 427/1 to NHAI and received Rs. 9.69 crore in return, it has been alleged in the FIR. The ED has raided two places in Panvel and one place in Dadar, Mumbai to find the "proceeds of crime" related to this scam.
Criminal Sections and Legal Action
In this case, cases have been registered against the persons concerned under the Indian Penal Code, Forest Act and Preventive Measures Act (PMLA) and the ED has started trying to unravel the chain of events in this financial scam. Currently, the ED is seizing original land documents, financial transaction documents, bank account information, as well as computer data behind the instant transactions. According to the officials, this operation is likely to reveal the links with political and administrative hoarders.
