The state government on Friday suspended Haveli Tahasildar Trupti Kolte, officials privy to the matter said.
Kolte was suspended following allegations of improper medication purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as her contentious decision in a Hadapsar land case. According to officials from the Pune district collector’s office, there were numerous complaints about election-related work, assessing the situation Kolte was suspended on Friday.
Haveli Taluka is significant in Maharashtra’s administrative map, and the Tehsildar is a key position because it encompasses the majority of Pune and its surrounding areas.
Kolte has been a Haveli Tahasildar for the past two years. Both her father and husband are members of the Nationalist Congress Party. The district collector’s office confirmed the Maharashtra government’s suspension order.