Beed police arrest addl collector N R Shelke in land scam

The Beed Police arrested additional collector N R Shelke from Aurangabad on Sunday, in connection with a multi-crore land scam in Chinchpur Ashti taluka of the district.

PUNE The Beed Police arrested additional collector N R Shelke from Aurangabad on Sunday, in connection with a multi-crore land scam in Chinchpur Ashti taluka of the district.

The Beed Police arrested additional collector N R Shelke from Aurangabad on Sunday, in connection with a multi-crore land scam in Chinchpur Ashti taluka of the district. (HT (FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE))

Shelke was earlier suspended from service on graft related charges. Besides Shelke, 15 others are accused in the case.

MLA Balasaheb Ajbe requested the state police to take strict action against the accused in the case, following which the arrest was made.

Shelke allegedly signed off land that belonged to the Waqf (property donated in charity held by a Muslim trust) in the name of a private individual.

Shelke was earlier arrested on graft charges when he was serving as district supply officer (DSO) in Beed.