The ED’s charge sheet states that former cabinet minister Anil Parab and his alleged aide were informed that the land was in the CRZ and construction on it could not be allowed. (Image: ANI/Twitter/File)
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former cabinet minister Anil Parab was not mentioned as an accused, while his alleged aide Sadanand Kadam was named in the ED charge sheet.
The Enforcement Directorate filed a charge sheet in the Dapoli Sai Resort case, naming six people as accused. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former cabinet minister Anil Parab was not named as an accused in the chargesheet, while his alleged aide Sadanand Kadam was.
According to the chargesheet, which traces the deal behind the one-acre plot of land in Dapoli, Parab and Kadam were well aware of the fact that construction could not take place on this piece of land as it was in a Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ). Was. But despite this information, both approached for permission to build; The charge sheet states that Kadam did all the liaisoning work for the deal.
4,500-page charge sheet accessed exclusively cnn-news18There are statements of 13 witnesses and were filed before the special PMLA court on Monday. The land in question was initially a part of CRZ-III, which meant that construction could not be allowed on it. The chargesheet states that the architect who was approached to build a bungalow on the land had told Kadam and Parab that the land was in the CRZ.
Parab’s statement has been recorded in the case, but he has not been named as an accused. Officials said the probe is still on and the agency will file a supplementary charge sheet, if required.
“After purchase of the said land from (Mr.) Vibhas Sathe on 02.05.2017 (May 2, 2017), he (Anil Parab) along with his friend (Mr.) Sadanand Kadam, made an agreement to convert the said land use from agricultural to non-agricultural. Said to obtain necessary permission for -agriculture and to build a bungalow on the said land,” read Parab’s statement in the ED charge sheet.
The charge sheet states that after the land was registered, Parab sold it to Kadam in December 2020, building a resort on it at a cost of Rs 5 crore to Rs 6 crore (approx). Through an agreement in 2017, where Parab agreed to sell the land to Kadam, the construction plan of the four-bedroom bungalow was changed to a 14-room resort.
The chargesheet further states that after the deal was finalized with Parab, Sathe, the original owner, applied for conversion of the land for non-agricultural use. The deal for 42 hours of land was settled for Rs 1.80 crore, out of which Rs 80 lakh was paid in cash to reduce the cost of the land and the remaining amount was paid through bank transfer.
On Parab’s instructions, Kadam, in connivance with Depolkar, gave an application to SDO Dapoli to convert the land from agricultural to non-agricultural for the construction of twin bungalows by forging Sathe’s signature. Kadam exerted pressure from Parab and used his influence to get permission to change the land use.
The chargesheet concludes that Parab, who was the Guardian Minister of Raigarh during the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, constructed Sai Resort NX by investing his unaccounted money in cash, in violation of CRZ-III rules.
“Accused Sadanand Kadam played a vital role since the purchase of agricultural land measuring 42.14 Guntas at Murud, Tehsil Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra and during construction on the said land. Investigation revealed that being a good friend and business associate of Anil Parab, Sadanand Kadam acted on his behalf in identifying and negotiating the sale of the said land. This fact is clear from the statements of (Mr) Anil Parab, (Mr) Vibhas Sathe and Vinod Depolkar. Even accused Sadanand Kadam in his statement recorded under Section 50 of PML Act has accepted the above fact.
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