<h1>Police probe alleged illegal sale of 40-acre government land, power-of-attorney misuse and massive stamp duty waiver</h1> Police in Pune have recorded the statement of an accused businessperson in an alleged illegal sale of 40 acres of government land in Mundhwa to a firm linked to the son of a state deputy chief minister. The case, registered at Khadak police station, involves the accused acting under power of attorney for 272 former landholders, despite the land being government-owned and leased to the Botanical Survey of India. A suspended tehsildar is accused of misusing his authority by issuing eviction notices to the lessee. A government committee report has indicted a sub-registrar and two accused for the unlawful transaction and improper stamp duty exemption of approximately Rs 21 crore.