<h1>Power-of-attorney holder held for Rs 300 crore sale of government land; cheating, breach of trust under IPC 420/406</h1> Police in Pune have made the first arrest in a case involving the alleged illegal sale of 40 acres of government land in Mundhwa to a company owned by the son of a senior state officeholder. The arrested accused, who acted under a power of attorney for 272 former landowners, is alleged to have executed a Rs 300 crore sale deed with the purchaser company despite the land being government-owned and leased to the Botanical Survey of India. A suspended tehsildar is separately accused of abusing authority by issuing eviction notices. Offences include cheating, criminal breach of trust, and related charges.