The property buyers had by error paid additional stamp duty during online transactions after which they had initiated the refund process which usually is a cumbersome task and takes a minimum of two years for the additional amount to get credited to the buyers’ accounts
As the joint sub-registrar charged only ₹500 registration fee instead of ₹24.90 crore, the state government suspended the officer SP Bhatambekar and transferred him to Gadchiroli from Pune pending inquiry