"The revenue records clearly show this as military land. In 2008, portion of this land was acquired by the Pune Municipal Corporation for road widening project by paying Rs 4.45 crore to the government of India. This gave an indication of the cost of this land, which is approximately Rs 800 crore and since then, parties with vested interest have tried
The HQ Southern Command and Defence Estates Office, Southern Command raised the issue with CBI and the case is being investigated for possibility of manipulation of land records, it said, adding the case is sub judice."The land-sharks have been making concerted effects to grab defence land at prime locations. To frustrate their designs, Southern Command has embarked upon a project of physical identification and demarcation of all defence lands, organising better watch and ward arrangements and digitising the land records in the national interest," the release said.
